print email comment close Building and Fire Safety Investigations URL: http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/investigations/investigations.htm Description: Results of some of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) investigations of major building failures in the U.S. Includes reports on the performance of physical structures in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island (2003), and the 2001 World Trade Center fire and building collapses. Also provides an overview of the NIST program. Publisher: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Extra Keywords structural failure Library of Congress Subject Headings: Building failures Building failures -- Investigation Structural engineering LII Database Information: Record 21828 created by Jennifer English on 06/12/2006 Last modification on 06/13/2006 Published: 06/15/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21828