9/11: Five Years on - Changes in Tall Building Design?
This article discusses the changes in tall building design practice after the World Trade Centre (WTC) buildings collapse. Although many suggestions were made post-9/11, regarding the improvement of the performance of buildings, no major changes have yet been implemented. These suggestions and the...
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2006-01-01
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This article discusses the changes in tall building design practice after the World Trade Centre (WTC) buildings collapse. Although many suggestions were made post-9/11, regarding the improvement of the performance of buildings, no major changes have yet been implemented. These suggestions and the lessons learnt from the collapse are discussed in the paper.
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| spelling | doaj.art-c24938fdab3548a4b6bf2946f91aab002023-08-29T11:47:47ZengElectronic Journals for Science and Engineering - InternationalElectronic Journal of Structural Engineering1443-92552006-01-0169/11: Five Years on - Changes in Tall Building Design?Priyan Mendis0Tuan Ngo1University of Melbourne University of Melbourne This article discusses the changes in tall building design practice after the World Trade Centre (WTC) buildings collapse. Although many suggestions were made post-9/11, regarding the improvement of the performance of buildings, no major changes have yet been implemented. These suggestions and the lessons learnt from the collapse are discussed in the paper. http://10.0.0.97/EJSE/article/view/52 |
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| title | 9/11: Five Years on - Changes in Tall Building Design? |
| title_full | 9/11: Five Years on - Changes in Tall Building Design? |
| title_fullStr | 9/11: Five Years on - Changes in Tall Building Design? |
| title_full_unstemmed | 9/11: Five Years on - Changes in Tall Building Design? |
| title_short | 9/11: Five Years on - Changes in Tall Building Design? |
| title_sort | 9 11 five years on changes in tall building design |
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