Why didn’t NIST launch an investigation for the Chicago nightclub event?
NIST was not prepared to launch an investigation under the act at that time. Q: Will you have written criteria for what initiates an investigation? A: Yes, criteria will be developed and will be published in the Federal Register. Back to agenda WTC Investigation Plan Dr. S. Shyam Sunder, Chief, Materials and Construction Research Division PRESENTATION (pdf file) Dr. Sunder is leading the NIST investigation of the WTC disaster of September 11, 2001. He introduced the members of the investigation team and then presented the details of the WTC investigation plan. He briefly reviewed the damage to the towers and the points of impact, showing that the north tower was hit close to the center of the building while the south tower was hit close to the corner and at an angle. The NIST WTC investigation focuses on WTC 1, 2, and 7. Dr. Sunder described the system design concept of the towers. The column design of the towers considers both gravity and wind loads. The gravity loads are the primary
