Krauthammer T. Modern Protective Structures

New York: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2008. — 530 p. — (Civil and Environmental Engineering). — ISBN: 978-0-8247-2526-6.Abnormal loading on a facility or vehicle during a terrorist attack has become quite common in many parts of the world, and it directly impacts public safety. We have observed an increasing need to protect critical infrastructure facilities and systems against industrial explosive accidents, criminal activities, and social/subversive unrest. This problem may, in fact, exceed the reasons for hardening developments (i.e., military-sponsored work on fortifications). Careful attention must be devoted to typical modern civilian and military facilities and systems whose failure could severely disrupt the social and economic infrastructures of nations. Addressing such challenges requires special knowledge about existing capabilities and how to treat a wide range of threats.