What Structural Engineers Learned from 9/11

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September 14, 2021

Dear Reader, Twenty years after 9/11, consulting engineer Donald Dusenberry explains how structural engineers studied the collapse of the twin towers and part of the Pentagon—and what they have learned.

Sophie Bushwick, Associate Editor, Technology @sophiebushwick

Engineering What Structural Engineers Learned from 9/11 Members of the profession study such tragic events to try and ensure that something similar won't happen again By Donald Dusenberry

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