Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications (1995)

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Suggested Citation: "3 Review of Existing Knowledge for Blast-Effects Mitigation and Protective Design Technologies." National Research Council. 1995. Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5021.

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Suggested Citation: "3 Review of Existing Knowledge for Blast-Effects Mitigation and Protective Design Technologies." National Research Council. 1995. Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5021.

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Suggested Citation: "3 Review of Existing Knowledge for Blast-Effects Mitigation and Protective Design Technologies." National Research Council. 1995. Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5021.

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Suggested Citation: "3 Review of Existing Knowledge for Blast-Effects Mitigation and Protective Design Technologies." National Research Council. 1995. Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5021.

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Suggested Citation: "3 Review of Existing Knowledge for Blast-Effects Mitigation and Protective Design Technologies." National Research Council. 1995. Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5021.

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Suggested Citation: "3 Review of Existing Knowledge for Blast-Effects Mitigation and Protective Design Technologies." National Research Council. 1995. Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5021.

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Suggested Citation: "3 Review of Existing Knowledge for Blast-Effects Mitigation and Protective Design Technologies." National Research Council. 1995. Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5021.

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Suggested Citation: "3 Review of Existing Knowledge for Blast-Effects Mitigation and Protective Design Technologies." National Research Council. 1995. Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5021.

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Suggested Citation: "3 Review of Existing Knowledge for Blast-Effects Mitigation and Protective Design Technologies." National Research Council. 1995. Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5021.

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Suggested Citation: "3 Review of Existing Knowledge for Blast-Effects Mitigation and Protective Design Technologies." National Research Council. 1995. Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5021.

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Suggested Citation: "3 Review of Existing Knowledge for Blast-Effects Mitigation and Protective Design Technologies." National Research Council. 1995. Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5021.

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Suggested Citation: "3 Review of Existing Knowledge for Blast-Effects Mitigation and Protective Design Technologies." National Research Council. 1995. Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5021.

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Suggested Citation: "3 Review of Existing Knowledge for Blast-Effects Mitigation and Protective Design Technologies." National Research Council. 1995. Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5021.

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Suggested Citation: "3 Review of Existing Knowledge for Blast-Effects Mitigation and Protective Design Technologies." National Research Council. 1995. Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5021.

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Suggested Citation: "3 Review of Existing Knowledge for Blast-Effects Mitigation and Protective Design Technologies." National Research Council. 1995. Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5021.

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Suggested Citation: "3 Review of Existing Knowledge for Blast-Effects Mitigation and Protective Design Technologies." National Research Council. 1995. Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5021.

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Suggested Citation: "3 Review of Existing Knowledge for Blast-Effects Mitigation and Protective Design Technologies." National Research Council. 1995. Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5021.

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Suggested Citation: "3 Review of Existing Knowledge for Blast-Effects Mitigation and Protective Design Technologies." National Research Council. 1995. Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5021.

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Suggested Citation: "3 Review of Existing Knowledge for Blast-Effects Mitigation and Protective Design Technologies." National Research Council. 1995. Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5021.

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Suggested Citation: "3 Review of Existing Knowledge for Blast-Effects Mitigation and Protective Design Technologies." National Research Council. 1995. Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5021.

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Suggested Citation: "3 Review of Existing Knowledge for Blast-Effects Mitigation and Protective Design Technologies." National Research Council. 1995. Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5021.

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Suggested Citation: "3 Review of Existing Knowledge for Blast-Effects Mitigation and Protective Design Technologies." National Research Council. 1995. Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5021.

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Suggested Citation: "3 Review of Existing Knowledge for Blast-Effects Mitigation and Protective Design Technologies." National Research Council. 1995. Protecting Buildings from Bomb Damage: Transfer of Blast-Effects Mitigation Technologies from Military to Civilian Applications. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5021.

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