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Leheigh Universitys Khan Lecture Series, Part 2 
Location: Bethlehem PA
Date: March 14, 2008 - March 14, 2008
Structural Design for Security—Past Accomplishments and Future Directions
Friday, March 14, 2008
4:10 P.M.
Leheigh University
Sinclair Laboratory Auditorium

Overview:
American response to the threat of terrorism began following the bombing in 1983 of the US Embassy and Marine Barracks in Beirut. The US Department of State instituted a program of structural hardening to protect US posts abroad. Starting with technical approaches that had been developed for Cold War threats, explosive testing and computational methods were adapted to identify and reduce hazards from chemical explosives of the type available to terrorists. Acts of terrorism within the United States, including the first World Trade Center bombing in 1993 and destruction of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, prompted further technical developments that strived for protection while retaining architectural features including high ceilings, open sightlines and glass curtain walls.

This lecture will trace the development of technology for protecting civilian structures against explosive threats and illustrate applications with examples from the open literature. Suggestions as to future directions will be offered.

Presenter:
JEREMY ISENBERG, PE, Past-President & CEO
Weidlinger Associates, Inc., New York, NY

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