Protecting People and Buildings from Terrorism: Technology Transfer for Blast-effects Mitigation
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- Synopsis
- Concerned with the vulnerability of U. S. civilian and military personnel to terrorist bombing attacks, the U. S. Congress directed the Department of Defense to undertake a comprehensive research and testing program aimed at protecting people in buildings from such attacks. The Blast Mitigation for Structures Program (BMSP) was initiated in 1997 and has produced a large volume of experimental and analytical data that will permit the design of new, more robust buildings as well as the development of methods to retrofit a large number of vulnerable existing structures. This report reviews the BMSP program and investigates a process that would use existing institutional infrastructures (i. e. , building code and standards-writing organizations, professional and technical organizations, universities, and research centers) to disseminate knowledge.
- Copyright:
- 2001
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780309082860
- Publisher:
- National Academy Press
- Date of Addition:
- 03/07/14
- Copyrighted By:
- the National Academy of Sciences.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Politics and Government
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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