By Architects and Engineers for 9/11 truth, 26th March 2020,
On March 25, 2020, researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks issued the final report of a four-year computer modeling study on the collapse of World Trade Center Building 7.
The 47-story WTC 7 was the third skyscraper to be completely destroyed on September 11, 2001, collapsing rapidly and symmetrically into its footprint at 5:20 PM. Seven years later, investigators at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) concluded that WTC 7 was the first steel-framed high-rise ever to have collapsed solely as a result of normal office fires.
Contrary to the conclusions of NIST, the UAF research team finds that the collapse of WTC 7 on 9/11 was not caused by fires but instead was caused by the near-simultaneous failure of every column in the building.
Download: Final Report | Abstract
This presentation of the UAF team’s findings was held on Thursday, March 26, 2020.
Project Information
Lead Researcher
Dr. J. Leroy Hulsey
Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Research Assistants
Dr. Feng Xiao
Associate Professor, Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Dr. Zhili Quan
Bridge Engineer, South Carolina Department of Transportation
Project Dates
May 1, 2015 – December 31, 2019
Funding
$316,153 (provided by Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth)
Public Comments
Following the release of the draft report on September 3, 2019, there was a two-month public comment period, during which members of the public were invited to submit comments, and independent experts external to UAF and AE911Truth also reviewed the report.
The draft report and comments received during the public comment period are available for download below. The names and contact information of commenters have been removed to protect their privacy.
Download: Draft Report | Public Comments
Open Data
All input data, results data, and simulations that were used or generated during this study can be downloaded as a ZIP file by clicking the link below:
The files contained in this download will enable any person with the requisite software tools to examine and replicate all of the computer analyses performed during this study.
Please be advised that the size of this ZIP file is 256 GB and that, after unzipping the file, the size of the folder containing all of the files is 632 GB. Therefore, downloading the ZIP file and unzipping it will require approximately 900 GB of storage space.
Presentations
There will be several presentations given in conjunction with the release of the final report, so please stay tuned for presentations being given in your area as well as presentations being streamed and/or archived online.
The first presentation following the release of the final report will be a live virtual presentation on March 26, 2020, at 4:00 PM EDT by AE911Truth founder Richard Gage and civil engineer Roland Angle, streamed on this webpage.
The first presentation following the release of the draft report was given in UAF’s Schaible Auditorium on September 3, 2019, and is archived at https://media.uaf.edu. The second presentation was given at the Faculty Club at UC Berkeley on September 5, 2019.
News and Press Releases
University Report on 9/11 Building Collapse Contradicts Official Conclusions — Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth, Mar. 25, 2020
Re-Evaluation of the World Trade Centre 7 Collapse — Materials World Magazine, Oct. 29, 2019
Most Americans Who See Collapse of Building 7 Doubt Official Story, Survey Finds — Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth, Sept. 9, 2019
9/11 mystery solved: World Trade Center building didn’t collapse due to fire – study finds — Daily Mail, Sept. 9, 2019
9/11 tower did not collapse because of fire, breakthrough study claims — Daily Star, Sept. 7, 2019
Fire did not cause World Trade Center Building 7 collapse, UAF study suggests — KTVA (Alaska CBS Affiliate), Sept. 6, 2019
Modeling Demonstrates How World Trade Center 7 Came Down On 9-11 — KUAC FM, Sept. 6, 2019
University Study Finds Fire Did Not Cause 3rd Tower’s Collapse on 9/11 — Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth, Sept. 4, 2019