DSTO, Adelaide Uni team on bomb protection
25 Aug 2008
A new collaborative research program between the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and the University of Adelaide will lead to better protection of buildings against bomb attacks.
The three-year research program will evaluate and develop materials and engineering solutions to minimise the effects of terrorist explosions aimed at civilian and military facilities.
The research will focus on studying the performance of ultra high performance concrete materials when subjected to blast loads.
DSTO will conduct the blast testing and analyse the data.
The research will contribute to the design of future blast-resistant concrete structures and ultimately to the development of blast mitigating technologies.
Other partners in the research program include the construction engineering company VSL Australia and the US-based State University of New York.
Resistance
The research will study the performance of concrete materials when subjected to blast loads.
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