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Do You Need Help Navigating the Ever-Changing World of Safety & Security Criteria?

→  March 24th, 2015  →  Industry Developments

Did you know that there are more than 100 documents devoted to blast resistant/anti-terrorism design or testing for buildings?  Do you know which ones apply to you? Our team recently sat down to review the most recent standards and guideline documents to make sure that we were all up-to-speed on the latest and greatest in our […]

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Why Bother With Site Visits? Because They Are Critical!

→  June 12th, 2012  →  Industry Developments

When writing an RFP for a Blast Vulnerability Assessment there are a number of things to consider, one of which is whether to pay for the engineers of the assessment team to visit the site in person.  Often, the inclination may be to reduce the cost of the assessment by excluding a site visit. We […]

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What The Heck Is Balanced Design??

→  June 12th, 2012  →  Industry Developments

If you have been involved with a project that includes blast loads, you have probably heard of “Balanced Design.”   If the project had more than one blast consultant, you probably heard way more about Balanced Design than you ever wanted to hear.  This is because there is no single approach to incorporating it into a […]

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