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2 Information and Technology Needs of Stakeholders
Pages 11-18

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... A technology transfer strategy that links needs with proposed solutions is presented in Chapter 3. Specific information and technology needs discussed at the workshop are presented below, organized according to the four stakeholder groups identified by the committee as the primary beneficiaries of the results of the Blast Mitigation for Structures Program owners and users of buildings and facilities; building system (mechanical, electrical, and other)
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From page 12...
... Persuading decision makers to allocate resources to address potential threats from terrorist bombings is not a simple task. In the rare instance when a public or private sector building owner accepts the need for security measures against terrorist bombing threats, it is highly unlikely that resources will be available to fund all desirable measures or insurance credits provided to underwrite their cost.
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From page 13...
... Testing laboratories and certifying agencies routinely put forward such criteria, which could include provisions such as a requirement that if blast-resistant windows are installed, some percentage must be operable to permit ready egress for the occupants and access for rescue personnel. Workshop participants also suggested that the Blast Mitigation for Structures Program could investigate other performance objectives such as energy performance, sustainability, and the quality of the working environment that might make blast-effects mitigation measures more financially attractive.
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From page 14...
... A number of areas that require additional research were identified, such as site perimeter features, openings in a building's exterior envelope, and the collateral effects of blast and blast debris. Widespread desire was expressed by workshop participants for a better understanding of: Design options for a variety of vehicle barriers; The value of blast barriers in attenuating blasts and sheltering buildings from blast effects; Design for support of the efforts of rescue and emergency services; Techniques for perimeter controls; Design of flexible and movable perimeter-access controls, such as gates and other features; and Retrofitting of features such as bollards to be installed over existing vaults or other underground spaces at the perimeter barrier.
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From page 15...
... This would include basic screening and design approaches for blast-hardened structures as well as pragmatic and costeffective approaches for preventing progressive collapse. Also discussed was the need for a risk-based methodology to help a building's owner and design team establish appropriate levels of hardening for a specific project.
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From page 16...
... These groups would be analogous to the crash investigation teams fielded by the National Transportation Safety Board and would utilize specialists in emergency medical services, epidemiology, structural engineering, architecture, emergency management, and disaster research. They would apply standardized methods to collect data of potential use to medical responders, building designers, and injury prevention specialists.
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From page 17...
... Workshop participants discussed the concept of a national or international clearinghouse to serve as a repository for blastrelated injury data from past and future events. The clearinghouse would be of great value to practitioners and researchers in emer~enev medicine injury epidemiology, and building design.
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... 18 PROTECTING PEOPLE AND BUILDINGS FROM TERRORISM REFERENCES FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
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Key Terms

  • building design
  • protective design
  • blast effects
  • mitigation measures
  • blast mitigation

  • emergency medicine
  • terrorist bombing
  • building owners
  • design approach
  • blast protective

  • progressive collapse
  • emergency management
  • structures program
  • design methods
  • future events

  • short courses
  • terrorist bombings
  • emergency medical
  • bombing events
  • rescue operations

  • bombing threats
  • determine reasonable
  • damaged argues
  • vulnerability analyses
  • emergency response

  • simple task
  • standard seismic
  • masonry walls
  • participants discussed
  • readily accepted


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