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Sep 14, 2012

Closure to “Why the Observed Motion History of World Trade Center Towers Is Smooth” by Jia-Liang Le and Zdeněk P. Bažant

Publication: Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 138, Issue 10
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Bažant, Z. P. and Le, J.-L. (2008). “Closure to ‘Mechanics of progressive collapse: Learning from World Trade Center and building demolitions’ by Z. P. Bažant and M. Verdure.” J. Eng. Mech., 134(10), 917–923.
Bažant, Z. P., Le, J.-L., Greening, F. R., and Benson, D. B. (2008). “What did and did not cause collapse of World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York?” J. Eng. Mech., 134(10), 892–906.
Bažant, Z. P., and Verdure, M. (2007). “Mechanics of progressive collapse: Learning from World Trade Center and building demolitions.” J. Eng. Mech., 133(3), 308–319.
Bažant, Z. P., and Zhou, Y. (2002a). “Why did the World Trade Center collapse?—Simple analysis.” J. Eng. Mech., 128(1), 2–6.
Bažant, Z. P., and Zhou, Y. (2002b). “Addendum to ‘Why did the World Trade Center collapse?—Simple analysis.’” J. Eng. Mech., 128(3), 369–370.
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Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 138Issue 10October 2012
Pages: 1300 - 1301

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Received: Oct 31, 2011
Accepted: Jun 4, 2012
Published online: Sep 14, 2012
Published in print: Oct 1, 2012

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Zdeněk P. Bažant, Hon.M.ASCE [email protected]
McCormick Institute Professor and W.P. Murphy Professor of Civil Engineering and Materials Science, Northwestern Univ., CEE, 2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208 (corresponding author). E-mail: [email protected]
Jia-Liang Le, M.ASCE
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455.

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