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SEAINT Research Paper describing a new structural technique for mitigation of terrorist blast effects to buildings.
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http://www.ecs.csun.edu/~shustov/CME-C15.htm
The Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers distributed research and development command which is including, but not limited to, the terrorist blast mitigation.
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C expertise for war planning Bishop headed home with memories for a lifetime Program News New Fuel Cells Successful at Watervliet Arsenal Electro-Osmotic Pulse Technology for Civil Works People in the News Marcuson elected ASCE national president ERDC's Gray named...List of some related sites prepared by Purdue University.
http://bridge.ecn.purdue.edu/~vail/blast/
This Sandia National Laboratories web site presents the workshop that considered normal, abnormal (natural disasters), and malevolent (terrorist attack) environmental conditions as the basis for deliberations.
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Sandia National Laboratories Architectural Surety Workshop Workshop was to initiate interaction with a select group of technical experts from industry, government and academia and focus attention on the national requirements in the area of Architectural Surety. These issues include safety, security, reliability, and quality for construction...U.S. State Department site: Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism.
http://www.state.gov/www/global/terrorism/
Links to the research projects related to earthquake, wind and terrorist blast protection engineering.
http://www.fema.gov/gems/g_cats1...oupName=Research%20and%20Science
List of some blast resistant buildings by Weidlinger Associates.
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Weidlinger: Blast-Resistant Structures Structural and blast engineering for new 4-story courthouse. 155,000 sf. 2003 40.0 M General Services Administration Oklahoma City Federal Complex Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Ross Barney Jankowski Architects Vulnerability assessment and blast design based on GSA criteria of new office building...This is an indirect link to the Protective Technology Center, Pennsylvania State University.
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Containment structures and repositories for hazardous and energetic materials. Explosive Safety, physical security and damage assessment. Fracture- and plasticity-based concrete material modeling. International aspects of engineering: Design, manufacturing and education. Linear and nonlinear wave propagation and medium-structure interaction. Non-destructive damage...National Academy Press online presentation.
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Nat Academies Press, Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications (1995) Fs now available for sale HOME ABOUT NAP CONTACT NAP HELP NEW RELEASES ORDERING INFO Items in cart [0] TRY OUR SPECIAL DISCOVERY ENGINE: Questions? Call 888-624-8373 Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to...Strengthening of "Soft Buildings" against car bombing in Israel.
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CAB Sponsored Executive Program Series Members have access to the presentations, if you are a CAB Member and do not have not yet received the username and password contact Mike Goode at 703-295-6394 or mgoode@cerf.org. Download Conference Program here. Past Programs For more information on...Research projects on terrorist blast protection conducted at California State University, Northridge.
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Structural Control Research at CSUN The objectives of the proposed research are: to estimate globally the concept of BPBS and to verify when and how effectively the concept can answer its purpose. Sails-Rigging Terrorist Blast Protective Structural System (BPS) This research is to investigate the...Articles and links concerning blast protection for steel buildings.
http://www.aisc.org/blast/
ACE/Security Laminates provides demonstration of a shatter resistant glass.
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Glass and Window Protection and Security by ACE Security Laminates E will be an exhibitor at the ASIS International Trade Show In Orlando, Florida more events ACE Security Laminates(TM) Corporation (TSX Venture: ASL) held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, a series of important actions were taken by management and...Unit established to advise the US Secretary of Defense on matters concerning explosives safety and to prevent hazardous conditions to life and property. Includes some technical documents.
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Welcome to the DoD Explosives Safety Board Congress after a major disaster occurred at the Naval Ammunition Depot, Lake Denmark, New Jersey in 1926. The accident virtually destroyed the depot, causing heavy damage to adjacent Picatinny Arsenal and the surrounding communities, killing 21 people, and seriously injuring...Summarizes the methods available to define an external terrorist bomb threat and estimate structural design loads and element responses using simple dynamic system models and principles.
http://www.structuremag.org/archives/2003/march/Blast.pdf
National Academy of Engineering presents The Bridge publication.
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Mitigating Terrorist Hazards The engineering community has a critical role to play in finding and promoting rational, balanced solutions to terrorist violence. In 1995, the National Research Council published Protecting Buildings From Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian...