Protecting buildings from bomb damage : transfer of blast-effects mitigation technologies from military to civilian applications /
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| Imprint: | Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1995. |
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| Description: | ix, 102 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2391775 |
| Summary: | This book provides a brief overview of worldwide terrorist activity and reviews technologies and methods for designing blast resistant buildings. These techniques, primarily developed by the military, have applicability and relevance to the design of civilian structures. The volume recommends that a program of applied research and technology transfer be undertaken to hasten the availability and utility of these techniques to the civilian building community. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 102 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0309053757 |
