October 5, 2001, Hour 2: Structural Engineering

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Hour Two: Structural Engineering

Engineers are studying the wreckage at the Pentagon and World Trade Center towers sites, trying to learn exactly how the buildings failed following the attacks. We'll talk about how those studies might lead to safer buildings in the future

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Guests:
Ted Krauthammer
Director, Protective Technology Center
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Penn State University
University Park, Pennsylvania

Paul Mlakar
Lead, American Society of Civil Engineers Pentagon Data Collection Team
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Engineer Research and Development Center
Vicksburg, MS

W. Gene Corley
Lead, American Society of Civil Engineers World Trade Center Data Collection Team
Senior Vice President, Construction Technologies Laboratories
Skokie, IL

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