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Building materials and methods of construction are constantly evolving due to drivers such as cost, regulations and agendas including climate change. Over the past twenty years the terrorist threats in the UK have also changed as regulations now make larger explosive devices more difficult to manufacture. This research discusses the evolution of the threat before assessing the hazards of these improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on cladding materials. The most dangerous threat of large vehicle borne IEDs is assessed using an adapted blast test standard and existing test data. The most likely threat of a small, personnel-borne IED with fragmentation is analysed by gas gun testing and finally the combined impact of blast driven fragmentation on full thickness wall panels. The research concludes that lower carbon materials do not necessarily offer lower protection. However, the performance of wall materials must be understood to enable appropriate safety advice to be given in the event of a terrorist attack.

The Terrorism Risk Assessment, Modelling and Mitigation Seminar Series (TRAMMSS) is a virtual seminar series focused on technical topics related to terrorism risk assessment, and modelling, including blast modelling and response; IEDs; vehicles as weapons; CBRN; big data for risk assessment, security and screening; and associated mitigation measures.

 

Speakers

Angela Laycock is a Major and Chartered civil engineer in the British Army. She graduated from Cambridge University with an MA, MEng in civil, structural and environmental engineering before commissioning from Sandhurst into the Royal Engineers in 2006. She has military operational experience as a construction troop commander in Iraq and as a search advisor leading teams to find improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan. She commanded the Army’s force protection engineering design team, which is where her interest in weapons effects on structures started. She is currently in her final year of her PhD at 裸聊直播, researching testing and predicting the performance of low carbon construction materials subject to terrorist threats.

Who should attend

This seminar is open to guests from outside Cranfield, who may work in academia, research, or industry. Due to the potentially sensitive nature of this seminar series, guests should be able to show that they are affiliated with an appropriate bona fide organisation.

Cost

The event is free of charge, but participants must register for the TRAMMSS mailing list in advance.

How to register

To attend this seminar, you must register for the TRAMMSS mailing list via the . Upon mailing list registration, you will be sent a second link to register for the webinar itself.

Further information on the TRAMMSS community can be found on the main website at cranfield.ac.uk/TRAMMSS.