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ASCE Releases Pentagon Performance Report

Learn how the Pentagon's resilient structural system substantially mitigated the damage, number of casualties and fatalities, and extent of collapse that resulted from the 9/11 terrorist attack.

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ASCE Responds:
A Year of Recovery, Renewal and Reflection

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ASCE/FEMA WTC Team Presents Findings to Congress

Towers Weakened By Planes; Brought Down By Fire
Recommended areas for study may lead to future building code changes

Analysis by a team of 25 of the nation's leading structural and fire protection engineers suggests that the World Trade Center Towers could have remained standing indefinitely if fire had not overwhelmed the weakened structures, according to a report presented May 1 at a hearing of the House Science Committee.

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To order a hard copy of the report, call the FEMA Warehouse at (800)480-2520. On the phone menu, select option 1, then option 4. Ask for FEMA report #403.

TISP eNewsletter

The new electronic TISP monthly eNewsletter will feature built infrastructure security issues and initiatives as well as related resources. To receive the eNewsletter at no cost, visit http://www.tisp.org/joinenews

Relevant news items for publication in future issues may be submitted to tispnews@asce.org

ASCE Congressional Testimony

May 1, 2002 Testimony of Dr. W. Gene Corley, Senior Vice President, CTL Engineering, Chicago, IL on behalf of the American Society of Civil Engineers, before the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards & Subcommittee on Research Committee on Science U.S. House of Representatives.

March 6, 2002 Testimony of Dr. W. Gene Corley, Senior Vice President, CTL Engineering Chicago, IL on behalf of the American Society of Civil Engineers, before the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards & Subcommittee on Research Committee on Science U.S. House of Representatives.

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States Testimony

April 1, 2003 testimony of ASCE/FEMA World Trade Center Team Member William F. Baker P.E., S.E., F.ASCE before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States Testimony on a hearing in regards to the immediate response to the Sept. 11 attacks.

Towers should be lower, says report from ASCE Construction Institute

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