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Details of federal WTC investigation announced. (9/11).(investigation of World Trade Center collapse planned)(Brief Article)
Building Design & Construction, September, 2002 by Wright, Gordon
The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) last month announced details of its $16 million, 24-month federal building and fire safety investigation to study the structural failure and subsequent progressive collapse of World Trade Center (WTC) buildings following the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City.
The study of WTC Buildings 1 and 2 (the Twin Towers) and WTC Building 7 will focus on the building construction, the materials used and all the technical conditions that contributed to the outcome of the disaster. NIST already has completed much of the planning work for the investigation and has consulted with the public concerning its scope. Recent passage of an emergency supplemental appropriations...
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