Should 'Tall Targets' Require Stricter Standards?

Should very tall buildings require separate design standards as a result of their terrorism "target" potential?

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May 11, 2002, 5:00 AM PDT

"The engineers who studied the World Trade Center disaster emphasize that the big and even sole new question raised by Sept. 11 is whether a separate design standard should be applied to supertall buildings because of their "target" potential and long evacuation times. Other issues raised in the aftermath of the terrorists' plane attacks on Manhattan's twin 110-story towers, including integrating fire and structural engineering, predate Sept. 11, sources say."

Thanks to Constructionmail Newsletter Editor

FULL STORY: New Standard For Tall 'Targets'?

Monday, May 13, 2002 in Engineering News Record

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