Reports of the federal building and fire investigation of the World Trade Center disaster
Contributors: Building and Fire Research Laboratory (U.S.); National Construction Safety Team for the Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (U.S.)
Series: NIST NCSTAR -- 1; NIST NCSTAR -- 1-1-1-8; NIST NCSTAR -- 1.; NIST NCSTAR -- 1-1-1-8.
Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building and Fire Research Laboratory
Published: 2005
Place of publication: [Gaithersburg, Md.]
Language: eng
Subjects: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; Building failures; Investigation; Skyscrapers; Fires and fire prevention; Standards; Structural stability; Buildings; Evacuation; World Trade Center (New York, N.Y. : 1970-2001)
Other titles: Reports of the federal building and fire safety investigation of the World Trade Center disaster; Federal building and fire investigation of the World Trade Center disaster; Federal building and fire safety investigation of the World Trade Center disaster
Description: This is the final report on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) investigation of the collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) towers, conducted under the National Construction Safety Team Act.  This report describes how the aircraft impacts and subsequent fires led to the collapse of the towers after terrorists flew jet fuel laden commercial airliners into the buildings; whether the fatalities were low or high, including an evaluation of the building evacuation and emergency response procedures; what procedures and practices were used in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the towers; and areas in current building and fire codes, standards, and practices that warrant revision. Includes the main final report and 42 companion reports including detailed investigation program reports (8), and technical topic reports (34). The investigation was conducted by the National Construction Safety Team for the Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster, Building and Fire Research Laboratory, NIST.
Notes: "September 2005."

Includes bibliographical references.

Also available on the NIST website: http://wtc.nist.gov/pubs

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Table of contents: title: NIST NCSTAR 1.; title: Federal building and fire safety investigation of the World Trade Center disaster : final report of the National Construction Safety Team on the collapse of the World Trade Center tower -- -- NIST NCSTAR 1-1.; title: Design, construction, and maintenance of structural and life safety systems -- -- NIST NCSTAR 1-2.; title: Baseline structural performance and aircraft impact damage analysis of the World Trade Center towers -- -- NIST NCSTAR 1-3.; title: Mechanical and metallurgical analysis of structural steel -- -- NIST NCSTAR 1-4.; title: Active fire protection systems -- -- NIST NCSTAR 1-5.; title: Reconstruction of the fires in the World Trade Center towers -- -- NIST NCSTAR 1-6.; title: Structural fire response and probable collapse sequence of the World Trade Center towers -- -- NIST NCSTAR 1-7.; title: Occupant behavior, egress and emergency communication -- -- NIST NCSTAR 1-8.; title: Emergency response operations.