Description
Book SynopsisIn today''s world, reasonably predictable military operations have been replaced by low intensity conflicts-less predictable terrorist activities carried out by determined individuals or small groups that possess a wide range of backgrounds and capabilities. Because of the threats posed by this evolving type of warfare, civil engineers and emergency personnel face new challenges in designing facilities to protect lives and property and in conducting effective rescue operations and forensic investigations. Addressing these needs, Modern Protective Structures develops realistic guidelines for the analysis, design, assessment, retrofit, and research of protected facilities.
After introducing a comprehensive risk management approach, the author provides a general background on explosive devices and their capabilities as well as explosive effects and the processes that generate them. He then discusses the effects of conventional and nuclear explosions. The book subsequently considers
Table of ContentsIntroduction. Explosive Devices and Explosions. Conventional and Nuclear Environments. Conventional and Nuclear Loads on Structures. Behaviors of Structural Elements. Dynamic Response and Analysis. Connections, Opening, Interfaces, and Internal Shock. Pressure-Impulse Diagrams and Their Applications. Progressive Collapse. A Comprehensive Protective Design Approach. References. Index.
