Mechanics of the WTC collapse

DOI10.1007/S10704-006-0081-8zbMATH Open1197.74167OpenAlexW2054477382MaRDI QIDQ712394FDOQ712394

Authors: Genady P. Cherepanov 

Publication date: 28 October 2010

Published in: International Journal of Fracture (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10704-006-0081-8

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zbMATH Keywords

exact solutionsprogressive failurefree fallequation system of progressive failurefracture wavesgravitation accelerationobservation resultsWTC collapse

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fracture and damage (74R99) Thin bodies, structures (74K99)

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