Presentations from Sept. 13-15, 2005,Technical Conference on the Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center (WTC)

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• Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2005
• Overview of the WTC Investigation: Findings and Recommendations—Shyam Sunder, Lead Technical Investigator
  • Session I
    • Occupant Egress—Jason Averill, NIST
    • Emergency Response—James Lawson, NIST
  • Comments on occupant egress and emergency response
    • Jake Pauls, Consulting Services in Building Use and Safety
    • Kevin Doherty, Toronto firefighter
    • Roberto Catalan, inventor of the AESOP
    • Jonathan Shimshoni, CEO of Escape Rescue System

• Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2005
  • Session II
    • Mechanical and Metallurgical Analysis—Frank Gayle, NIST
  • Session III
    • Baseline Structural Performance and Aircraft Impact Damage Analysis—Fahim Sadek, NIST
    • Aircraft Impact Damage Analysis: Comparisons and Findings—Fahim Sadek, NIST
    • Post Impact Frequency Analysis—Kathyrn Butler, NIST
    • Aircraft Impact Analysis of the WTC Towers—Steve Kirkpatrick, Applied Research Associates, Inc.
  • Session IV
    • Reconstruction of the Thermal Environment—William Pitts, NIST
    • Visual Evidence, Damage Estimates, and Timeline Analysis—William Pitts, NIST
    • Project 5 Wrap-up—William Pitts, NIST
  • Session V
• Analysis of Active Fire Protection Systems—William Grosshandler, NIST
• Investigation of Active Fire Protection Systems Suppression Systems—Sub-task (NCSTAR 1-4B)—Mark Hopkins, HAI
• Analysis of Active Fire Alarm Systems in WTC 1 & 2—Robert Keough, Rolf Jensen & Associates
• Investigation of Active Fire Protection Systems Suppression Systems—Smoke Control Systems Sub-task (NCSTAR 1-4D)—Michael Ferreira, Hughes Associates, Inc.
• Comments on topics of the day
• Richard Schulte, Schulte & Associates
• Bill Allen, Innovation Director, Leigh's Paints
• John P. Couch, Kori Technology Group
  

• Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005
  • Session VI
    • Structural Fire Response and Collapse Analysis—John Gross, NIST
      • Standard Fire Test Findings—John Gross
      • Fire Protection of Structural Steel—John Gross
    • Observations for Structural Response—Structural and Fire Protection Damage Due to Aircraft Impact—Therese McAllister
    • Probable Collapse Sequence and Key Findings—Therese McAllister, NIST
    • Structural Response of Components, Subsystems, and Global Models of WTC Towers to Aircraft Impact and Fire—M. Zarghamee, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
    • Fire Endurance Testing of Floor Truss Assemblies—Joe Treadway, UL
  • Comments on structural fire response and collapse analysis
    • Stephen Szoke, Portland Cement Association
    • Barbara Lane, Arup Fire
    • Michael Faber, ETH
    • T.D. Lin, National Cheng Kung University
    • Roger Plank, University of Sheffield
• Session VII
  • Building & Fire Codes and Practices—Richard Bukowski, NIST
  • Comments on building and fire codes and practices
    • Stephen Szoke, Portland Cement Association
    • Robert Polk, National Assoc. of State Fire Marshals
    • Ron Burton, VP, Advocacy & Research, BOMA International
    • Mike Pfeiffer, P.E., VP, Codes and Standards, International Code Council
    • Milosh Puchovsky, NFPA

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Last updated: 9/2005