Designing Tall Buildings Post 9-11: Lessons from Titanic

As the construction of Freedom Tower proceeds at the site of the devastated World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, it raises questions about the feasibility of rapid evacuation from a tall building in a disaster scenario. Over 95 years ago, similar questions were being considered on the construction project that produced the ill-fated ocean liner Titanic. In examining the Titanic project, there are a number of lessons from history that can be taken away and applied to the construction of today's skyscrapers. (PRWeb Nov 14, 2006) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/VGhpci1TdW1tLUxvdmUtU3F1YS1NYWduLVplcm8=  Read More »