Design Assessment Using Multizone Simulation to Protect Critical Infrastructure From Internal Chemical and Biological Threats
Abstract
Previous attacks in Tokyo and Washington, DC, have demonstrated the capability to weaponize and use chemical and biological (CB) agents against critical infrastructure. Critical infrastructure includes the defense industrial base whose primary mission is to design, test, and manufacture weapons systems in support of national defense. The U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) Program alone involves 13 major defense contractors and more than 500 suppliers. Each contractor has multiple command and control offices, engineering and laboratory sites, and production facilities. Protection of these structures from an internal CB attack is essential to the successful development and fielding of the FCS. In this paper, a quantitative design assessment methodology is presented that will enable decision makers to assess building designs for CB protection. This methodology uses multizone simulation in combination with analysis of financial implications for different designs. The methodology provides the ability to measure the fraction of the building protected versus cost percent increases for a specific design. A hospital emergency room is used as a case study, but this methodology can be adapted for most buildings. This research project is based on public domain literature and software applications, thereby making it available to all building designers.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2006
- Accession Number
- ADA481791
Entities
People
- Dulcy M. Abraham
- Victor M. Nakano
- William J. Croisant Jr.
Organizations
- Purdue University