APPROACH FOR DESIGNING CIVILIAN STRUCTURES AGAINST TERRORIST ATTACK

Hardening structures against weapons effects has been, until recently, of concern almost exclusively to the military. However, with the increase of terrorist activities directed against civilian targets, there is a growing interest in applying these principles to the design of non-military structures. A design approach is presented for civilian structures subject to an external explosion. The issues addressed are threat assessment, countermeasures, weapons effects, analytical techniques, and optimization technique used.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Concrete Institute (ACI)

  38800 Country Club Drive
  Farmington Hills, MI  United States  48331
• Authors:
  • Hinman, E
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 1-17
• Monograph Title: CONCRETE AND BLAST EFFECTS

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Blast loads; Design capacity; Engineering; Explosions; Optimization; Structural design; Terrorism
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Materials; Security and Emergencies; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00759862
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 27 1999 12:00AM