Economic Systems Perspective Applied to Explosive Hazards.
Abstract
This report suggests an econometric method of approach to a variety of types of problems associated with the placement of structures which may become victims of an explosion at a nearby (donor) site containing a quantity of explosive material. Application of the econometric method is made to one such problem, i.e., the problem of siting new construction in the presence of a fixed hazard, where a tradeoff is possible between structural design to sustain blast and increased separation from the hazard to reduce the blast loading. The primary decision variable chosen in the example problem is the acceptable peak static overpressure in an explosively driven shock wave at the victim structure. The temporal trends in cost factors relevant to this decision are examined, and the sensitivity of the decision to cost trends is presented.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA015535
Entities
People
- George Schlenker