PEC principal presents glass hazard paper,
co-authors bridge vulnerability paper
at international conference in UK
Spring Branch, Texas, August 28 -- Protection Engineering Consultants managing principal Kirk Marchand presented "Blast Induced Glass Hazards: A Comparison of Design Approaches and Recent Research" at the Ninth International Conference on Structures Under Shock and Impact (SUSI 06), held July 3-5 at the Ashurst Lodge Campus of the Wessex Institute of Technology in Southampton, Hampshire, UK. Contributors to the presentation included Protection Engineering Consultants senior principal Dr. David J. Stevens, Edward J. Conrath of the US Army Corps of Engineers, and Sarah B. Meyer of Applied Research Associates, Inc.
Read and print "Blast Induced Glass Hazards: A Comparison of Design Approaches and Recent Research" here.
Marchand also co-authored "Approximation of Blast Loading and Single Degree-of-Freedom Modeling Parameters for Long Span Girders" with Joe Gannon of Walter P. Moore and Associates and Dr. Eric Williamson of the University of Texas.
Copies of the papers are available at the WIT web site and in the published proceedings of the conference.
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