Protection Engineering Consultants
managing principal Kirk Marchand to present
at March 2006 ASCE seminar
Dripping Springs, Texas, Feb. 20 -- Kirk Marchand, managing principal of Protection Engineering Consultants, will speak at "Infrastructure Safety & Security -- 2006," a technical seminar hosted by the New York Metropolitan Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) March 28 at Polytechnic University in New York.
Marchand will present an overview of "Facts for Steel Buildings: Blast and Progressive Collapse," a publication he authored for the American Institute of of Steel Construction (AISC) in 2005.
Additional information on the seminar is available at the ASCE Met Section web site.
About Protection Engineering Consultants
Protection Engineering Consultants provides research, design and consulting services to enhance the physical protection of people, systems and the built environment. Working with government agencies, the design community and industry, PEC brings expertise in multi-hazard assessment and protective design to mitigate blast, ballistic and vehicular impact attacks and accidents. Through the application of established and novel scientific methodologies as well as government and industry best practices, Protection Engineering Consultants helps clients maximize the physical security of plant, property and people while preserving utility and aesthetics.
For additional information, contact:
Kirk Marchand, P.E.
Managing Principal
+1 512 380 1988
kmarchand@protection-consultants.com