Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection : Innovative Structures and Materials for Blast and Ballistic Protection / edited by Leopold Kruszka, [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kruszka, Leopold, editor.

Series:

NATO science for peace and security series. D, Information and communication security ; Volume 60.

NATO science for peace and security series. D, Information and communication security ; Volume 60

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Infrastructure (Economics)--Congresses.

Infrastructure (Economics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (152 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands : IOS Press BV, [2022]

Summary:

"Damage to critical energy infrastructure as a result of terrorism, criminal activity or natural disaster can have a significant impact at both a national and an international level. Reducing the vulnerability of critical infrastructure to protect populations is therefore a high priority for governments worldwide, and high-quality training courses and advanced technologies are imperative in this regard. This book presents edited contributions from the NATO Advanced Training Course (ATC) entitled 'Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection: Innovative Structures and Materials for Blast and Ballistic Protection', held as a virtual event from 22 - 25 March 2021. The principal aim of the course was to gather specialists from NATO member and partner countries interested in protecting their critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks, and to share research and practical experience in this field. The meeting provided a forum for participants and speakers to disseminate their recent work, and also served to promote the exchange of ideas and international cooperation among scientists and engineers. The focus was on the physical protection of critical infrastructure in the face of certain types of intentional threat or accident, such as explosions, impacts and blast waves, and the experts shared their experience on topics including the mitigation of risks, classification of vulnerabilities, improvement of resilience, advanced protective materials, dynamic testing of materials and structures, simulations, and numerical prediction methods. The book will be of interest to all those whose work involves protecting critical infrastructure from the threat of terrorist attacks"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Foreword

Preface

NATO Advanced Training Course Photos

Contents

Introduction to Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection: Risks and Vulnerabilities

Industrial Risks and Domino Effects: Resilience, Risks and Optimal Layouts

Critical Infrastructure: Design and Behavior of Materials Under Impact and Explosion Loads

An Overview of Theoretical and Experimental Techniques for Material Behavior Characterization in Shock Physics

Blast Mitigation Using Crushable Core Systems

Round-Robin Exercise for Compression Testing of Steel Alloy of Pressure Tank at High Strain Rate

On the Behavior of Composite Structures at High Strain Rates

Advanced Multi-Layered Protective Systems for Defeating High Energy Projectiles

New Technique to Protect RC Slabs Against Explosions Using CFRP as Externally Bonded Reinforcement

Subject Index

Author Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-64368-273-3