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No Reasonable Precautions Could Have Prevented Collapses
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Publication Date: 08-APR-02
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A draft copy of an unpublished building performance study of the collapse of the World Trade Center towers cites their "design and construction characteristics" as key to their ability to withstand immediate failure after two hijacked airliners slammed into them. The Sept. 11 collapse was caused by the combination of the attack and resulting fires.

  

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