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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Protective Design Center (PDC) was tasked with the development of portions of the new Department of Defense (DoD) Security Engineering Manual. This manual will support the newly developed DoD Minimum Antiterrorism Standard for Buildings and provide an update to information contained in older security manuals. Since the development of the earlier manuals, many structural components used in conventionally constructed facilities have been tested against airblast loading, and much has been learned about their response to blast. In order to utilize this newer information, it is important for it to be summarized in a usable format for engineers involved in the design or analysis of blast loaded structures.
As the biofuels industry continues to expand in support of global decarbonization mandates and objectives, facility owners and developers are being challenged to balance production efficiency, operational reliability, and personnel safety.
As high hazard facilities, biofuels sites should focus on developing a fire protections strategy informed by performance-based analysis so strategies implemented meet the unique challenges found at each facility.
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