Date: January 6, 2012 Location: Damascus, Syria Event: Suicide Bomber Fatalities: 26 (As of January 6nd) Injured: 63 (As of January 6nd) Summary: On Friday, a suicide bomber attacked a bus at a traffic light in the al-Midan quarter of Damascus. The blast killed 26 and injured at least 63. The area is densely […]
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Stone Security Engineering Upcoming Events
Upcoming Conference: ASIS International 2011, Orlando Florida It is hard to believe that an entire year has passed, but ’tis true, that time of year has rolled around again. ASIS International will be holding their next (the 57th!) Annual Seminar and Exhibits on September 19 – 22, in Orlando, Florida. Stone Security Engineering is looking […]
Did you know….’What’s In a Spec’?
In previous briefings, we discussed blast resistant film installations, blast basics, and the relationship between standoff distance and protection. This post continues our information sharing by discussing the two basic types of specifications and specific types of information that we recommend be included when specifying blast resistant products. Generally, there are two primary categories of […]
Did you know…
…. That All Blast Resistant Film Installations Are Not Created Equal? Over the years, federal governments, private corporations and international non-governmental organizations have been responding to terrorist attacks on their people and their properties by instituting physical security criteria and requirements. One of the first measures that is often implemented is the installation of blast […]
Article in STRUCTURE Magazine
In the last Volume of our Industry Briefing, we gave you a heads-up that Project Manager Arturo Montalva had an upcoming article in STRUCTURE Magazine – well here it is! Follow this link to read the article on the use of Open Source Software in structural engineering http://bit.ly/9ICysY.
Designing Buildings to Meet the UFC 4-010-01:
Very Low Level of Protection Windows vs Low Level of Protection Windows While it seems that the Very Low Level of Protection (VLLOP) window requirements of the UFC 4-010-01 should result in a less restrictive design than the Low Level of Protection (LLOP) window requirements, this is not the case. The UFC 4-010-01 varies the […]