September 11 Digital Archive

WTC Sway and Its Effects on People [Interview]

Title

WTC Sway and Its Effects on People [Interview]

Description

Les Robertson, the WTC structural engineer explains how the tenants of the building experienced the sway.

Sonic memorial comments

Nikki and Davia did an interview with him.

Sonic memorial contact

We have a few different Les Robertson pieces. They kind of overlap so I only made one browsable. I think he knows about the website because he sent us his photos. Davia DAT. We have unlimited release.

Sonic memorial creation date

2002-01-01

Sonic memorial duration

00:00:00

Sonic memorial is browsable

f

Sonic memorial keyword

Architecture

Sonic memorial name

Stewardess Load

Sonic memorial permission

web

Sonic memorial source ref name

SMS253_02

Sonic memorial source type

interview

Sonic memorial status

active

Source

digitally recorded

Media Type

audio

Citation

“WTC Sway and Its Effects on People [Interview],” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed October 1, 2026, https://911.dev.chnm.gmu.edu/items/95902/.