Protecting People and Buildings from Terrorism: Technology Transfer for Blast-Effects Mitigation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780309082860)

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.

Author: National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sci, Board on Infrastructure and the Construc
ISBN-10: 0309082862
ISBN-13: 9780309082860
Publisher: National Academies Press
Language: English
Published: 01/31/2002
Pages: 98
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.20d