iSGTW Image of the week - World Trade Center North Tower at 0.37 seconds

Image of the week - World Trade Center North Tower at 0.37 seconds Computed damage to the core structure of the World Trade Center North Tower, 0.37 seconds after impact.Image courtesy of Mete Sozen, Ayhan Irfanoglu and Christoph HoffmannThe Northwest Indiana Computational Grid and Purdue’s Network for Computational Nanotechnology have provided the infrastructure support for large-scale simulations of the effects of crashing an air frame loaded with fuel—similar to a Boeing 767-200ER—into a steel and concrete structure—similar to that of the World Trade Center North Tower.Results from the simulations are being used to understand the extent of the damage caused by the impact.The modeled airframe is loaded with the approximate amount of fuel and set to impact the WTC-1 building at the speed, position and orientation published in official reports.The simulation models both the exterior building skeleton and the core support structure of the building, as well as concrete floors and supporting girders.The simulat