Investigating The Collapse Of The Twin Towers

PBS show "Why The Towers Fell" records the investigation by the American Society of Civil Engineers of the collapse of the World Trade Center towers.

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May 2, 2002, 9:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"By examining steel beams taken from rubble, they are trying to figure out if the way the World Trade Center was built made the tragedy there worse than it might have been. The engineering post-mortem feels urgent as plans for the reconstruction of the area are being developed. Tonight on 'Why the Towers Fell,' PBS's "Nova" series gives a lucid and compelling account of the investigation conducted by the American Society of Civil Engineers, whose report is scheduled for release today by the Federal Emergency Management Agency."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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Thursday, May 2, 2002 in The New York Times

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