The Basis of Conventional Lightning Protection Technology: A Review of the Scientific Development of Conventional Lightning Protection Technologies and Standards

Abstract

This report is a review of the body of literature, theoretical and empirical, that exists to substantiate the methods and practice of lightning protection as embodied in the current National Fire Protection Association's Standard 780, Standard for the Installation of Lightning Protection Systems Development of this report is in direct response to the request embodied in the National Fire Protection Association's Standards Council Decision 00-30 for governmental users to participate in submission of technical substantiation regarding lightning protection systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA396784

Entities

People

  • Charles L. Wakefield
  • John M. Tobias
  • Josephine Covino
  • Larry W. Strother
  • Vladislav Mazur

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Electricity
  • Databases
  • Electric Discharges
  • Electric Fields
  • Electricity
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetism
  • Emission
  • Engineers
  • Fire Protection
  • Lightning
  • Lightning Protection
  • Literature Surveys
  • North America
  • Photographs
  • Standards
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Systems Analysis and Design