Blast Effect Analysis
- Vulnerability and Threat Assessment
Description:
In recent years, there has been
an increased awareness of the vulnerability of civilian
assets to deliberate acts of sabotage. Events such
as the Oklahoma City bombing, the collapse of the
World Trade Centre buildings on September 11, 2001
and the Bali night club bombing, to name a few, have
demonstrated that readily available materials can
be fashioned into very effective weapons. In light
of these events and the severity of the consequences
of a concerted effort to inflict damage and disrupt
services, it is prudent to consider ways to mitigate
the effects of these events on key infrastructure.
Martec staff has considerable expertise using advanced
engineering analysis tools and applying them to the
assessment of the vulnerability of assets to different
types of threats. Martec has also developed specialized
tools for performing detailed analysis of the effects
of explosive threats. Martec has been involved in
threat assessments of bridges and has developed procedures
to facilitate vulnerability and threat assessment
studies. Typically these studies involved experts
in the design and construction and representatives
of the owner/operators. The results of these studies
can be used to develop defensive measures and procedures
to increase the effectiveness of, and reduce the risk
to, first responders.
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