Stabilizing collapsed or shock-damaged buildings
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - 13:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
In the gathering gloom of late afternoon, September 11, 2001, building engineers—as well as the rest of the world—watched in horror as the desperately fragile remains of the World Trade Center shifted and settled into their final positions. All immediately knew the risks that would be taken by those brave individuals who would plunge into what was left of those shaky remains in the search for survivors.