United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Commerce Department National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) author aut Government Organization Shyam-Sunder, Sivaraj. author aut text government publication eng GOVPUB Executive Agency Publications executive 2019-03-26 Commerce Department 2008-11-01 monographic deposited born digital C 13.2:C 68/2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GOVPUB-C13-4d4c17460292ee57ef313f6491fa8d1e P0b002ee1a0186378 on1084487407 (OCoLC)1084487407 DGPO 2019-03-26 2026-07-06 GOVPUB-C13-4d4c17460292ee57ef313f6491fa8d1e machine generated eng fdlp C13 GOVPUB-C13-4d4c17460292ee57ef313f6491fa8d1e 4d4c17460292ee57ef313f6491fa8d1e GOVPUB NIST National Construction Safety Team Act Reports (NCSTAR) NOTE: THE “DATE ISSUED” ABOVE MAY DEFAULT TO JANUARY 1ST OF A GIVEN YEAR. TO VIEW THE MOST ACCURATE DATE OF ISSUE, REVIEW THE TITLE PAGE OF THE PUBLICATION. This series comprises the reports of investigations carried out under Public Law 107-231, the technical cause(s) of the building failure investigated; any technical recommendations for changes to or the establishment of evacuation and emergency response procedures; any recommended specific improvements to building standards, codes, and practices; and recommendations for research and other appropriate actions to help prevent future building failures. National Institute of Standards and Technology Commerce Department. National Institute of Standards and Technology. 2008 2008-11-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GOVPUB-C13-4d4c17460292ee57ef313f6491fa8d1e https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-C13-4d4c17460292ee57ef313f6491fa8d1e/pdf/GOVPUB-C13-4d4c17460292ee57ef313f6491fa8d1e.pdf Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster Building failures Building failures--Investigation--New York (State)--New York. Buildings--Evacuation--Standards. September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 Skyscrapers Skyscrapers--Fires and fire prevention--Standards. Structural stability--Standards. Tall buildings--Fires and fire prevention Shyam-Sunder, Sivaraj. creator Shyam-Sunder, Sivaraj. Gann, Richard G. Grosshandler, William. Lew, Hai S. Bukowski, Richard W. Sadek, Fahim H. Gayle, Frank W. Gross, John L. McAllister, Therese P. Averill, Jason D. Lawson, J. Randall. Nelson, Harold E. Cauffman, Stephen A. National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.) Engineering Laboratory. mdu U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology 2008-11-01. monographic 1 online resource (130 pages): illustrations (color) text technical report eng This report describes how the fires that followed the impact of debris from the collapse of WTC 1 (the north tower) led to the collapse of WTC 7; 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 building; and areas in current building and fire codes, standards, and practices that warrant revision. Also in this report is a summary of how NIST reached its conclusions. NIST complemented in-house expertise with private sector technical experts; accumulated copious documents, photographs, and videos of the disaster; conducted first- person interviews of building occupants and emergency responders; analyzed the evacuation and emergency response operations in and around WTC 7; performed computer simulations of the behavior of WTC 7 on September 11, 2001; and combined the knowledge gained into a probable collapse sequence. The report concludes with a list of 13 recommendations for action in the areas of increased structural integrity, enhanced fire endurance of structures, new methods for fire resistant design of structures, enhanced active fire protection, improved emergency response, improved procedures and practices, and education and training. One of these is new; the other 12 are reiterated from the investigation into the collapse of the towers. Each of the 13 is relevant to WTC 7. Sivaraj Shyam-Sunder; Richard G. Gann; William Grosshandler; Hai S. Lew; Richard W. Bukowski; Fahim H. Sadek; Frank W. Gayle; John L. Gross; Therese P. McAllister; Jason D. Averill; J. Randall Lawson; Harold E. Nelson; Stephen A. Cauffman. November 2008. Title from PDF title page (viewed December 17, 2018). Includes bibliographical references. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Systems requirements: Adobe Acrobat PDF reader. September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 Building failures Skyscrapers Tall buildings--Fires and fire prevention Building failures--Investigation--New York (State)--New York. Skyscrapers--Fires and fire prevention--Standards. Structural stability--Standards. Buildings--Evacuation--Standards. https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.NCSTAR.1A federal building and fire safety investigation of the World Trade Center disaster federal building and fire safety investigation of the World Trade Center disaster