Protective Knowledge – Blast Resistance By Design. Save the Dates!

The Problem

Have you ever been involved with a design or construction project with blast requirements, and been unsure about:

• The design implications.
• Which standards or guidelines to use.
• How to make sense of the standards or guidelines.
• Where to find the required products. 

The Solution

“Protective Knowledge – Blast Resistance By Design” is a 2 or 4-1/2 day face-to-face class created to help you navigate the process of building blast resistance into your project.  Whether you are working on a Federal Courthouse, a Department of Defense housing project, a commercial high-rise, or an industrial plant, this class is for you.

The Details

Part I – 2 days, May 4th and 5th, 2015 – Arlington, Virginia

The first portion of the course is designed for both technical and non-technical professionals and includes:

• Overview of blast effects from both accidental and man-made explosions.
• Discussion of the existing array of guidelines and standards – and what types of projects go with each document.
• Blast resistance qualities of typical construction.
• Impacts of blast resistant design on new and existing buildings – including real-world case studies.
• How blast resistant design fits into the overall design process.
• Blast-resistant products (doors, windows, curtain walls, louvers, etc.).
• Tips on how to meet blast requirements in cost effective ways.

Part II – 2-1/2 days, May 6th, 7th, and 8th, 2015 – Arlington, Virginia

The second portion of the class builds on Part I and provides attendees with in-depth analytic approaches and methods.  The information in Part II is geared for the engineer with a solid background in structural engineering who wants to understand what blast resistance requirements will do to their projects.   This portion of the course will include:

• Calculation of blast loads.
• Analytic methods for estimating structural response to blast loads.
• Consequence vs. Risk-based design.
• Blast-resistant products (doors, windows, curtainwalls, louvers, etc.).
• Retrofit solutions, including innovative materials and approaches.
• Design examples.

Registration Opens Monday, January 26^th 

Stay tuned for more details or email us at: Training@StoneSecurityEngineering.com

Meet The Engineers of Stone – Washington, D.C.

Location and Mailing Address
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 400
Arlington, VA 22202

 General Email: Info-DC@StoneSecurityEngineering.com
 Office Phone Number: +1 (703) 682-6872

Khaled El-Domiaty, P.E. – Associate Principal and Vice President – Director of DC Office Operations

With a remarkable background in design, analysis, research, and testing, Khaled El-Domiaty brings a detailed knowledge of leading-edge solutions to all his projects.   As a key member in the safety and security design field for over 13 years, Khaled has played an instrumental role in developing, managing, and delivering a wide array of projects.  He has provided risk assessment services to property owners (government, commercial or industrial) to mitigate potential risks associated with blast, fragmentation, progressive collapse, ATFP, fire and toxic hazards.  Additionally, he has performed forensic investigation for litigation support, training, R&D, guideline development, structural design, and remedial and retrofit design for a variety of structures.

Dr. Jason Florek, P.E. – Senior Safety and Security Engineer

Using his substantial expertise in finite element analysis Jason Florek has modeled many structures, such as window and wall catching systems, conventionally reinforced and innovative concrete panels, and metal trailers, to determine and enhance their resistance to blast loading.   Jason’s career spans more than 10 years during which he has worked with numerous government, military, and industrial clients to assist them in meeting applicable structural response or risk-based design criteria for new and existing construction.  Jason specializes in structures subjected to high-pressure loads and hazardous fragments.

Richard Galli – Design Safety and Security Engineer

Richard Galli brings an impressive breadth of experience in the fields of security and safety design to the firm.  His projects have included detailed design and analysis of doors, windows, and curtainwalls, test program development, authoring of Government guidelines, and accident investigations at industrial facilities. Rich has also been involved with more traditional work, participating in more than 100 successfully completed projects related to blast, progressive collapse, and fragment evaluation and mitigation for government and industrial sector clients. The scope of  these new construction or retrofit design projects has ranged from feasibility studies and conceptual designs to detailed design and construction administration support.

Timothy Sisson – Design Safety and Security Engineer

Timothy Sisson is a young engineer with a brilliant future.  He has over 3 years experience in the field of structural engineering with a focus on blast resistant design and analysis of buildings for industrial and government clients. Tim has conducted both conceptual and detailed design and analysis of building components utilizing linear and non-linear structural dynamics and finite element methods. Past projects include both new and retrofit blast designs for chemical processing plant buildings, U.S. Department of State buildings, U.S. Department of Defense buildings, and Canadian Department of National Defense buildings.

Iman Alsharkawi – Design Safety and Security Engineer

Iman “Emmy” Alsharkawi comes to Stone with an educational background in Aeronautical Engineering and a practical background in blast analysis and design and coding.    With this unique combination of knowledge and abilities, Emmy helps the firm continuously evaluate ways to be forward leaning and to bring in successful approaches from other industries.  In addition to this, Emmy performs detailed blast analysis on Department of Defense, GSA, and private client projects.

Arturo Montalva Gives Lecture at ASIS Cairo Local Chapter

Recently, Arturo Montalva of Stone Security Engineering gave a presentation for the local ASIS Chapter in Cairo, Egypt.   Arturo would like to thank all the attendees for their time and attention at this event.   For anyone interested, here is a link to the slides from his presentation: Explosive Threat – How To Reduce Your Vulnerability.    Please contact Arturo at Arturo@StoneSecurityEngineering.com if you have any questions, or would like to discuss your protective design needs.