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Design Peer Review and Test Support Services for Storm Shelters
The ICC 500 Standard for the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters is referenced in the International Residential Code (IRC) and International Building Code (IBC) as the presiding standard for the design…
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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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FragTrack and ParticleTrack: Computer Vision Applications to Track & Quantify Test Video Data
FragTrack and ParticleTrack are codes developed by Protection Engineering Consultants (PEC) to classify, track and describe fragments and particulates observed in high-speed testing videos. Such data processing capabilities are critical for data …
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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 …
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PEC Presents at UTSA on Protective Design of Critical Infrastructure
George Kantrales, Ph.D., was invited to speak to students and faculty of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Texas at San Antonio on protective design of critical infrastructure.…
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PEC is partnering with Synthetik Applied Technologies to Validate and Extend the OpenFOAM blastFOAM CFD Solver
blastFOAM is a high-performance, parallel CFD solver developed by Synthetik Applied Technologies. The solver utilizes the OpenFOAM C++ library and is designed to model high-explosive detonation and blast wave propagation in complex…
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Full-Service Façade Design as the Specialty Structural Engineer
PEC offers façade design and specialty structural engineer (SSE) services to architects, engineers, and contractors. As the specialty structural engineer, we provide a complete facade system design, from each component to the …
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Eric Sammarco, Ph.D., P.E.
Dr. Eric Sammarco joined Protection Engineering Consultants (PEC) in the fall of 2013 and has twelve (12) years of structural engineering research and design experience. He currently serves as the company’s Advanced…
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Matt Barsotti
Matt Barsotti’s general areas of expertise include mechanical design, numerical modeling, system optimization and energy-absorbing systems. He has served as principal investigator on projects for a variety of government, military and commercial…