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World Trade Centre Disaster: Building Performance

The World Trade Centre buildings (WTC-1 and WTC-2) were 110-story towers located in New York. On the
morning of September 11, 2001, two hijacked commercial jetliners were deliberately flown into the WTC towers,
which resulted in the collapse of these towers. These events were among the worst man-made building disasters
and loss of life from any single building event. Over 3000 people lost their lives that day at the World Trade
Center (WTC) site, including 343 emergency responders. The world was shocked by the attacks and resulting
collapse of office buildings that had been in use everyday. This article briefly presents observations, findings,
and recommendations regarding the performance of World Trade Centre towers (WTC-1 and WTC-2). It also
describes the structural and fire protection features of these two towers and their performances in response to
the terrorist attacks. The ability of the two towers to withstand aircraft impacts without immediate collapse as
long as......


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