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• Active Fire Protection Systems. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-4; 138 p. September 2005.
  Evans, D. D.; Peacock, R. D.; Kuligowski, E. D.; Dols, W. S.; Grosshandler, W. L.
• Amendments to the Fire Protection and Life Safety Provisions of the New York City Building Code by Local Laws Adopted While World Trade Center 1, 2, and 7 Were in Use. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-1G; 54 p. September 2005.
  Razza, J. C.; Grill, R. A.
• Analysis of Aircraft Impacts into the World Trade Center Towers Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-2B; 290 p. September 2005.
  Kirkpatrick, S. W.; Bocchieri, R. T.; Sadek, F.; MacNeill, R. A.; Holmes, S.; Peterson, B. D.; Cilke, R. W.; Navarro, C.
• Analysis of Aircraft Impacts into the World Trade Center Towers Chapters 9, 10, 11 and Appendix A. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-2B; 208 p. September 2005.
  Kirkpatrick, S. W.; Bocchieri, R. T.; Sadek, F.; MacNeill, R. A.; Holmes, S.; Peterson, B. D.; Cilkie, R. W.; Navarro, C.
• Analysis of Needs and Existing Capabilities for Full-Scale Fire Resistance Testing.
  NIST GCR 02-843-1; 41 p. October 2008.
  Beitel, J.; Iwankiw, N.
• Analysis of Published Accounts of the World Trade Center Evacuation. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-7A; 70 p. September 2005.
  Fahy, R. F.; Proulx, G.
• Applying the Lessons of September 11, 2001 to the Built Environment.
  Australian Building Regulation Bulletin, 34-37, Winter 2005.
  Bukowski, R. W.
• Baseline Structural Performance and Aircraft Impact Damage Analysis of the World Trade Center Towers. Appendices A-E. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-2; APPENDICES A-E; 41 p. September 2005.
  Sadek, F.
• Baseline Structural Performance and Aircraft Impact Damage Analysis of the World Trade Center Towers. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-2; 462 p. September 2005.
  Sadek, F.
• Building and Fire Safety : Responding to the World Trade Center Disaster.
  TS 3-7-5 Fire Engineering (1);Tall Buildings in Historical Cities: Culture and Technology for Sustainable Cities. Volume 2. Proceedings. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2004 Seoul Conference. October 10-13, 2004, Seoul, Korea, Lee, L. H.; Klemencic, R.; Kim, S. D., Editor(s)(s), 1137-1149 pp, 2004.
  Sunder, S. S.
• Building Regulatory Systems in a Post-September 11 World.
  Fire Safety Engineering International Conference 2004. Issues and Solutions. FSE2004. Proceedings. March 22-24, 2004, Sydney, Australia, 1-11 pp, 2004.
  Bukowski, R. W.
• Building Regulatory Systems in a Post-September 11 World.
  Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods, 5th International Conference. Proceedings. October 6-8, 2004, Luxembourg, Almand, K.; Attlan, J. M.; D'Hoop, J. M.; Gordon, J., Editor(s)(s), 15-25 pp, 2004.
  Bukowski, R. W.
• Collapse of the World Trade Center Towers. Final Report. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1; 298 p. September 2005.
  National Institute of Standards and Technology; National Construction Safety Team
• Comparison of Building Code Structural Requirements. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-1B; 264 p. September 2005.
  Ghosh, S. K.; Liang, X.
• Comparison of Codes, Standards and Practices in Use at the Time of the Design and Construction of World Trade Center 1, 2 and 7. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-1E; 91 p. September 2005.
  Razza, J. C.; Grill, R. A.
• Comparison of the 1968 and Current (2003) New York City Building Code Provisions. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-1F; 84 p. September 2005.
  Razza, J. C.; Grill, R. A.
• Component, Connection, and Subsystem Structural Analysis. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-6C; 252 p. September 2005.
  Zarghamee, M. S.; Bolourchi, S.; Eggers, D. W.; Erbay, O. O.; Kan, F. W.; Kitane, Y.; Barrett, P. R.; Gross, J. L.; McAllister, T. P.; Liepins, A. A.; Mudlock, M.; Naguib, W. I.; Ojdrovic, R. P.; Sarawit, A. T.
• Computer Simulation of the Fires in the World Trade Center Towers. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-5F; 164 p. September 2005.
  McGrattan, K. B.; Bouldin, C.; Forney, G. P.
• Contemporaneous Structural Steel Specifications. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-3A; 86 p. September 2005.
  Luecke, W. E.; Siewert, T. A.; Gayle, F. W.
• December 2003 Public Update on the Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST SP 1000-4; 36 p. December 2003.
  Shyam-Sunder, S.
• Design and Construction of Structural Systems. Appendices A-G. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-1A; 386 p. September 2005.
  Fanella, D. A.; Derecho, A. T.; Ghosh, S. K.
• Design and Construction of Structural Systems. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-1A; 159 p. September 2005.
  Fanella, D. A.; Derecho, A. T.; Ghosh, S. K.
• Design, Construction and Maintenance of Structural and Life Safety Systems. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-1; 270 p. September 2005.
  Lew, H. S.; Bukowski, R. W.; Carino, N. J.
• Documentation of the Fuel System for Emergency Power in World Trade Center 7. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-1J; 74 p. September 2005.
  Grill, R. A.; Johnson, D. A.
• Early Warning Capabilities for Firefighters: Testing of Collapse Prediction Technologies.
  NIST GCR 03-846; 39 p. February 2003.
  Duron, Z. H.
• Early Warning Capabilities for Firefighters: Testing of Collapse Prediction Technologies.
  NIST GCR 03-846; 39 p. February 2003.
  Duron, Z. H.
• Emergency Response Operations. Appendices A-I. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-8; 272 p. September 2005.
  Lawson, J. R.; Vettori, R. L.
• Emergency Response Operations. Appendices J-L. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-8; 242 p. September 2005.
  Lawson, J. R.; Vettori, R. L.
• Emergency Response Operations. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-8; 294 p. September 2005.
  Lawson, J. R.; Vettori, R. L.
• Experiments and Modeling of Multiple Workstations Burning in a Compartment. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-5B; 352 p. September 2005.
  Hamins, A.; Maranghides, A.; McGrattan, K. B.; Johnsson, E. L.; Ohlemiller, T. J.; Donnelly, M. K.; Yang, J. C.; Mulholland, G. W.; Prasad, K. R.; Kukuck, S. R.; Anleitner, R. L.; McAllister, T. P.
• Experiments and Modeling of Multiple Workstations Burning in a Compartment. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-5E; 158 p. September 2005.
  Hamins, A.; Maranghides, A.; McGrattan, K. B.; Ohlemiller, T. J.; Anleitner, R. L.
• Experiments and Modeling of Structural Steel Elements Exposed to Fire. Appendices D-G. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-5B; 54 p. September 2005.
  Hamins, A.; Maranghides, A.; McGrattan, K. B.; Johnsson, E. L.; Ohlemiller, T. J.; Donnelly, M. K.; Yang, J. C.; Mulholland, G. W.; Prasad, K. R.; Kukuck, S. R.; Anleitner, R. L.; McAllister, T. P.
• Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  CTBUH2005;Renewing the Urban Landscape. 7th World Congress. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH2005). Proceedings. October 16-19, 2005, New York City, NY, 2005.
  Sunder, S. S.
• Fire Alarm Systems. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-4C; 148 p. September 2005.
  Keough, R. J.; Grill, R. A.
• Fire Induced Vibration Monitoring for Building Collapse. Final Report. August 1, 2002 to July 31, 2005.
  NIST GCR 06-885; 64 p. October 2005.
  Duron, Z. H.; Yoder, N.; Kelcher, R.; Hutchings, A.; Markwardt, S.; Panish, R.
• Fire Investigation: An Analysis of the Waldbaum Fire, Brooklyn, New York, August 3, 1978.
  NISTIR 6030; June 1997.U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural Resources (UJNR). Fire Research and Safety. 13th Joint Panel Meeting. Volume 1. March 13-20, 1996, Gaithersburg, MD, Beall, K. A., Editor(s), 331-340 pp, 1997.Fire Science and Technology, Vol. 17, No. Special Issue, 10-14, 1997.
  Quintiere, J. G.
• Fire Protection and Life Safety Provisions Applied to the Design and Construction of WTC 1, 2 and 7 and Post-Construction Provisions Applied After Occupancy. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-1D; 156 p. September 2005.
  Grill, R. A.; Johnson, D. A.
• Fire Structure Interface and Thermal Response of the World Trade Center Towers. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-5G; 338 p. September 2005.
  Prasad, K. R.; Baum, H. R.
• Fire Suppression Systems. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-4B; 278 p. September 2005.
  Hopkins, M.; Schoenrock, J.; Budnick, E.
• Fire Tests of Single Office Workstations. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-5C; 130 p. September 2005.
  Ohlemiller, T. J.; Mulholland, G. W.; Maranghides, A.; Filliben, J. J.; Gann, R. G.
• Global Structural Analysis of the Response of the World Trade Center Towers to Impact Damage and Fire. Chapters 1-3. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-6D; Chapters 1-3; 230 p. September 2005.
  Zarghamee, M. S.; Kitane, Y.; Erbay, O. O.; McAllister, T. P.; Gross, J. L.
• Global Structural Analysis of the Response of the World Trade Center Towers to Impact Damage and Fire. Chapters 4-Appendix C. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-6D; Chapters 4-Appendix C; 250 p. September 2005.
  Zarghamee, M. S.; Kitane, Y.; Erbay, O. O.; McAllister, T. P.; Gross, J. L.
• Maintenance and Modifications to Structural Systems. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-1C; 169 p. September 2005.
  Fanella, D. A.; Derecho, A. T.; Ghosh, S. K.
• Mechanical and Metallurgical Analysis of Structural Steel. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-3; 184 p. September 2005.
  Gayle, F. W.; Fields, R. J.; Luecke, W. E.; Banovic, S. W.; Foecke, T.; McCowan, C. N.; Siewert, T. A.; McColskey, J. K.
• Mechanical Properties of Structural Steels. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-3D; 322 p. September 2005.
  Luecke, W. E.; McColskey, J. D.; McCowan, C. N.; Banovic, S. W.; Fields, R. J.; Foecke, T.; Siewert, T. A.; Gayle, F. W.
• Occupant Behavior, Egress, and Emergency Communication. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-7; 298 p. September 2005.
  Averill, J. D.; Mileti, D. S.; Peacock, R. D.; Kuligowski, E. D.; Groner, N.; Proulx, G.; Reneke, P. A.; Nelson, H. E.
• Post-Construction Fires Prior to September 11, 2001. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-4A; 140 p. September 2005.
  Kuligowski, E. D.; Evans, D. D.; Peacock, R. D.
• Post-Construction Modifications to Fire Protection, Life Safety, and Structural Systems of World Trade Center 7. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-1I; 37 p. September 2005.
  Grill, R. A.; Johnnson, D. A.; Fanella, D. A.
• Post-Construction Modification to Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems of the World Trade Center Towers. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-1H; 109 p. September 2005.
  Grill, R. A.; Johnson, D. A.
• Reaction of Ceiling Tile Systems to Shocks. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-5D; 146 p. September 2005.
  Gann, R. G.; Riley, M. A.; Repp, J. M.; Whittaker, A. S.; Reinhorn, A. M.; Hough, P. A.
• Recent Advances in Fire: Structure Analysis.
  Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 43, No. 2, 161-167, February 2008.
  Duthinh, D.; McGrattan, K. B.; Khashkia, A.
• Reconstruction of the Fires in the World Trade Center Towers. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-5; 240 p. September 2005.
  Gann, R. G.; Hamins, A.; McGrattan, K. B.; Mulholland, G. W.; Nelson, H. E.; Ohlemiller, T. J.; Pitts, W. M.; Prasad, K. R.
• Simulating Fire Effects on Complex Building Structures.
  Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. Eighth (8th) International Symposium. International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). September 18-23, 2005, Beijing, China, Intl. Assoc. for Fire Safety Science, Boston, MA, Gottuk, D. T.; Lattimer, B. Y., Editor(s)(s), 3-18 pp, 2005.
  Baum, H. R.
• Simulating the Fires in the World Trade Center.
  Volume 2;Interflam 2004. (Interflam '04). International Interflam Conference, 10th Proceedings. Volume 2. July 5-7, 2004. Organised by Interscience Communications Ltd. in association with National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building Research Establishment; National Fire Protection Association; Society of Fire Protection Engineers; and Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland, Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England, 999-1008 pp, 2004.
  McGrattan, K. B.; Bouldin, C.
• Structural Collapse Fire Tests: Single Story, Ordinary Construction Warehouse.
  NISTIR 6959; 15 p. May 2003.
  Stroup, D. W.; Madrzykowski, D.; Walton, W. D.; Twilley, W. H.
• Structural Collapse Fire Tests: Single Story, Wood Frame Structures.
  NISTIR 7094; 84 p. March 2004.
  Stroup, D. W.; Bryner, N. P.; Lee, J. H.; McElroy, J. A.; Roadarmel, G. L.; Twilley, W. H.
• Structural Collapse Research at NIST.
  Volume 1;Interflam 2007. (Interflam '07). International Interflam Conference, 11th Proceedings. Volume 1. September 3-5, 2007, London, England, 593-604 pp, 2007.
  Stroup, D. W.; Bryner, N. P.
• Study of Metal Truss Plate Connectors When Exposed to Fire.
  NISTIR 7393; 19 p. January 2007.
  Harman, K. A.; Lawson, J. R.
• Technical Documentation for Survey Administration: Questionnaires, Interviews, and Focus Groups. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-7B; 79 p. September 2005.
  Zmud, J.
• Trends in Firefighter Fatalities Due to Structural Collapse, 1979-2002.
  NISTIR 7069; 37 p. November 2003.
  Brassell, L. D.; Evans, D. D.
• Visual Evidence, Damage Estimates, and Timeline Analysis. Appendices D-G. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-5A; 230 p. September 2005.
  Pitts, W. M.; Butler, K. M.; Junker, V.
• Visual Evidence, Damage Estimates, and Timeline Analysis. Appendices H-M. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-5A; 232 p. September 2005.
  Pitts, W. M.; Butler, K. M.; Junker, V.
• Visual Evidence, Damage Estimates, and Timeline Analysis. Chapters 1-8. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-5A; 392 p. September 2005.
  Pitts, W. M.; Butler, K. M.; Junker, V.
• Visual Evidence, Damage Estimates, and Timeline Analysis. Chapters 9-Appendix C. Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster.
  NIST NCSTAR 1-5A; 268 p. September 2005.
  Pitts, W. M.; Butler, K. M.; Junker, V.
• World Trade Center Investigation Status. NIST Response to the World Trade Center Disaster. (Status of World Trade Center Investigation and Discussion.)
  National Construction Safety Team Advisory Committee Meeting. Construction Safety Investigations. October 19, 2004, Gaithersburg, MD, 98 pp, 2004.
  Sunder, S. S.
• WTC Towers : Innovative Design Features and Structural Modeling.
  TS 3-7-5 Fire Engineering (1);Tall Buildings in Historical Cities: Culture and Technology for Sustainable Cities. Volume 2. Proceedings. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2004 Seoul Conference. October 10-13, 2004, Seoul, Korea, Lee, L. H.; Klemencic, R.; Kim, S. D., Editor(s)(s), 1150-1153 pp, 2004.
  Lew, H. S.; Sadek, F.