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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"See some of the world's biggest building blunders up close and personal. Find out how each structure failed, the basic building block that was missed during construction, and what engineers learned from their mistakes"--
4) Skyscraper
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a former FBI hostage rescue agent takes on a job assessing the security risks of a skyscraper, a fire breaks out in the building and he sets out to rescue his family trapped above the fire line.
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
A treat for dog lovers, this latest novel in the only mystery series that revolves around a K-9 search-and-rescue unit is gripping, timely, and "wonderfully readable" (Publishers Weekly), with a gutsy heroine and an authentic, harder edge that will appeal to fans of harder-edged mysteries. There are situations that fill even the most seasoned FBI K-9 handlers with shock and horror. Meg Jennings is preparing for another work day when she gets words...
9) Firehouse
Author
Language
English
Description
In a tribute to the firefighters who lost their lives following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, the author explores the lives of members of FDNY Engine 40 Ladder 25, offering a portrait of everday life in a firehouse and their courageous efforts to preserve life.
Publisher
Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth
Pub. Date
[2012?]
Language
English
Description
Experts in architecture, engineering, demolition, physics and metallurgy, among others, examine the destruction of the World Trade Center skyscrapers and voice their disagreement with the official accounts of what caused them to collapse.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Final destination: While boarding for a cross-country flight with friends, Alex has a premonition of the plane crashing. When he causes a ruckus and gets kicked off the flight, he and his friends watch in horror as the plane crashes, but Alex and his friends learn that they were fated to die on board the airplane, a fate that hunts them down one-by-one. Final destination 2: A teen with mild precognitive powers prevents a gruesome highway accident...
Publisher
American Society of Civil Engineers
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
In May 1995, the Federal Emergency Management Agency deployed a Buuilding Performance Assessment Team composed of American Society of Civil Engineers and Federal government engineers to investigate damage caused by the malevolent bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. The purposes of the investigation were to review damage caused by the blast, determine the failure mechanism for the building, and review engineering strategies for reducing...
Author
Series
NIST technical note volume 1886
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Technology Administration, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
This is the final report of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) investigation of the collapse of the World Trade Center (WTC) towers, conducted under the National Construction Safety Team Act.
Publisher
Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., distributor
Pub. Date
2002]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Report of a team of civil, structural, and fire protection engineers, deployed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (SEI/ASCE), in association with New York City and several other Federal agencies and professional organizations, to study the performance of buildings at the WTC site following the attack of September 11, 2001.