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Security Assessments of Military Facilities in Accordance with UFC 4-020-01 DoD Security Engineering Facilities Planning Manual
In accordance with the performance-based approach, the new UFC 4-010-01 guidelines require the use of UFC 4-020-01 to determine if the minimum requirements in UFC 4-010-01 are adequate or if additional mitigation measures should be implemented for all facilities.
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Registration is Open for the Security Window Design Workshop and Training
Register now for the National Glass Association’s (NGA) Protective Glazing Council and Protection Engineering Consultants (PEC) first joint-hosted Security Window Design Workshop and Training on August 12 – 14, 2018 just outside…
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PEC to present on Progressive Collapse Design at the OSEA Spring Conference
Aldo McKay will present an introduction to Progressive Collapse Design at the OSEA Spring Conference held on the campus of Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK this Wednesday, April 25, 2018. The two most widely…
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PEC to present on Blast Design Method for FRP at ACI Spring Convention
Marlon Bazan will be presenting on “Blast Design Methodology for FRP Upgrades to Masonry and Reinforced Concrete Walls in SBEDS” at the 2018 ACI Spring Convention, in Salt Lake City, Utah on Monday,…
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PEC speaking at ISEA Conference on Blast and Progressive Collapse
PEC Managing Principal David Stevens, PhD, PE, F.SEI, F.ACI is speaking at the 2018 Indiana Structural Engineers Association (ISEA) Spring Conference, in Indianapolis, Indiana on Thursday, March 8 about design for blast…
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PEC is attending the 2018 PCI Convention and National Bridge Conference
Chuck Oswald and Marlon Bazan will attend the PCI Blast Resistance and Structural Integrity (BRSI) committee meeting at the 2018 PCI Convention and National Bridge Conference in Denver CO on February 21.…
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Assessment, Design, and Construction Support to Mitigate Hostile Vehicle Ramming Threats
The recent global trend in the use of ‘vehicles as a weapon’ in the conduct of terror attacks, presents a significant challenge to urban planners, architects, engineers, and building owners. The often-conflicting …
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PEC to present on Bridge Security at the 2018 TRB Annual Meeting
PEC will be in Washington D.C. next week to attend the 2018 Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting. He will be giving a presentation on Bridge Security: An Overview of Requirements, Guidance & Lessons…
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PEC is attending the SAME 2017 Federal Small Business Conference
Aldo McKay is heading to Pittsburgh this week to attend the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Federal Small Business Conference for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry. The SAME 2017 small business conference…
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Modeling Armed Aggressor, Active Shooter, and MTFA Scenarios
Protection Engineering Consultants uses risk-based design approaches to adequately mitigate the consequences of armed aggressor, active shooter, and marauding terrorist firearms attack (MTFA) scenarios. Computational modeling is used to quantify occupant egress …