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World Trade TowersLibrary Resources Dealing with the Collapse of the World Trade Towers and the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

Books

Try the following subject searches to find books and other resources for this assignment. A hard copy of the The 9/11 Commission Report is on Reserve in the Library at the Reserve Desk on M-Level Call Number is HV6432.7.N38 2004.

Buildings Protection or Buildings Blast Effects or Building Bombproof

Forensic Engineering

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks 

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001

Structural Failure

World Trade Center (New York, NY)


Videos

Why the Towers Fell [videorecording] / produced and directed by Garfield Kennedy and Larry Klein ; a BBC/WGBH Boston co-production.
Eisenhower AV Center  Call Number DVD 768

To check out this video go to A-Level and request DVD 768.


Journal Articles

To find journal articles I suggest the following databases:

Engineering Aspects: Compendex, Applied Sci/Tech and General Science Full Text
terms to consider: structural analysis, yield stress, stress analysis, dynamic loads, structural loads, strength of materials, buckling, high temperature effects, bearing capacity, impact resistance, etc.

This link opens a new window - Info About Compendex Compendex  (All US JHU)

 

This link opens a new window - Info About Applied Science & Technology Abstracts Applied Science & Technology Abstracts  (All US JHU)


Psychological Aspects: PsychInfo
terms to consider: terrorism, terrorist attacks, violence, reactions, memory, emotions, psychological adjustment, etc.

This link opens a new window - Info About PsycINFO PsycINFO  (All US JHU)

 

Sociological/Political Aspects: terms to consider: terrorism, threat, political culture, authoritarianism, cultural effects, etc.

This link opens a new window - Info About Academic Search Premier Academic Search Premier  (All US JHU)

 

This link opens a new window - Info About CQ Researcher CQ Researcher  (All US JHU)

 

This link opens a new window - Info About Sociological Abstracts Sociological Abstracts  (All US JHU)

 


Transcripts

There are a large number of transcripts from news organizations on Lexis/Nexis Academic. The transcipts provide the full text of the news show.

After entering Lexis/Nexis go into the Guided News tab. Change the drop down box to News Transcipts. Select which source you want to search from the next drop down box. Change the date; the default is the previous six months.

This link opens a new window - Info About LexisNexis Academic LexisNexis Academic  (All US JHU)

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