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Protecting People and Buildings from Terrorism Technology Transfer for Blast-effects Mitigation (2001) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction
Pages 7-10

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... , initiated the Blast Mitigation for Structures Program "to protect people inside buildings from terrorist bomb attacks" (DTRA, 1999~. To accomplish the objective of saving lives and reducing injuries, DTRA embarked on a comprehensive research and testing program aimed at increasing the understanding of how buildings, and their structural and nonstructural components and systems, respond to blast-induced loadings, and how this performance can be improved.
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... INVOLVEMENT OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL Due to its long familiarity with these issues, the NRC was asked to review the Blast Mitigation for Structures Program and offer recommendations for both conducting research and transferring technology to the military and civilian sectors. In response to that request, the NRC assembled an independent committee of experts, the Committee for Oversight and Assessment of Blast-Effects and Related Research, under the auspices of the Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment.
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... The FFC is a cooperative association of 22 federal agencies established for the purpose of addressing issues of common concern. This new FFC committee is seen as a potential vehicle for both disseminating the output of the Blast Mitigation for Structures Program and identifying additional needs of the user community.
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... Chapter 2 outlines the information and technology needs identified at the workshop by the four stakeholder groups. Chapter 3 contains an overview of knowledge and technology transfer, including some historical perspective on the effectiveness of translating the results of engineering research into practice, and outlines the committee's recommended strategy for DTRA to follow for transferring the results of the Blast Mitigation for Structures Program broadly through the military and civilian sectors.
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Key Terms

  • structures program
  • reduction agency
  • threat reduction
  • defense threat
  • civilian sectors

  • civilian buildings
  • status report
  • offering observations
  • knowledge transfer
  • national test

  • materials designed
  • medical services
  • military missions
  • protecting people
  • civilian applications

  • enable civilian
  • dtra embarked
  • existing technologies
  • reducing injuries
  • proposed curriculum

  • interior design
  • structural analysis
  • code development
  • disaster preparedness
  • constructed facilities

  • potential user
  • civilian engineers
  • program broadly
  • final day
  • training materials


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