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Protecting People and Buildings from Terrorism Technology Transfer for Blast-effects Mitigation (2001) / Chapter Skim
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4 Conclusions and Recommendations
Pages 40-44

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... Promoting technology transfer of the results of the Blast Mitigation for Structures Program falls within the mission of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to ".
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... the effectiveness of vehicle barriers and other methods for screening the building, its entrances and exits, and its occupants from potential attackers; the performance of reinforcement splices, column wrappings, and other structural retrofit methods; the performance of glazing materials, window systems, vents, and doors; the design, selection, and arrangement of interior, nonstructural features such as furniture, office equipment, and overhead fixtures, to prevent them from becoming agents of additional damage or injury; and the means of facilitating the rescue of the building's occupants in the event of an attack. There is also a need for simplified design guidance for lesser hardening and moderate hardening levels of blast-resistant design.
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... Technology transfer is an ongoing process; to be successful it must be continuously evaluated and updated to match the needs of the user with the capabilities of emerging technology. Both will evolve over time.
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... The committee believes that technology transfer is an integral component of the Blast Mitigation for Structures Program and that sufficient funds should be set aside by DTRA or others to establish and sustain the effort. DTRA should contract with an organization familiar with technology transfer to manage the activity on DTRA's behalf.
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... The Blast Mitigation for Structures Program should develop a performance-based, multiobjective design process for federal facilities that integrates security and natural hazard mitigation objectives with new technologies and is based on building mission, defined threat, acceptable risk, and available resources. To gather valuable and perishable medical data, the Blast Mitigation for Structures Program should support the establishment within an appropriate agency (e.g., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, FEMA, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms)
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Key Terms

  • structures program
  • information analysis
  • design professionals
  • reduction agency
  • mitigation measures

  • transfer effort
  • defense threat
  • threat reduction
  • performance requirements
  • hazard mitigation

  • federal facilities
  • analysis center
  • retrofit methods
  • protecting people
  • weapons effects

  • blast environment
  • promoting technology
  • varied topics
  • evaluate relevant
  • national preparedness

  • relevant ongoing
  • developing design
  • vibration information
  • nonstructural features
  • provide feedback

  • design guidance
  • building design
  • defined threat
  • analysis centers
  • acceptable risks


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