The Threat Related Attrition (THREAT) System Casualty Estimation Facility Model

Abstract

The U.S. Air Force Human Systems Division. Operational Analysis Systems Division (HSD/YAO) and its contractor. BDM International, Inc., are developing a series of computer simulation models to estimate wartime personnel attrition on airbases. Casualty estimation in structures subjected to the effects of conventional munitions is a key part of this effort. This paper presents the methodology developed to estimate such casualties, and compares model results to historical and recent Gulf War events. While primarily focused on the effects of munitions against personnel in facilities, the underlying approach is felt applicable to a wide variety of problems in which an estimation of the effects of explosives against personnel is required.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA517648

Entities

People

  • Martin J. Fertal

Organizations

  • Braddock Dunn & McDonald

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Attrition
  • Bombs
  • Casualties
  • Civil Defense
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Simulations
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • General Purpose Bombs
  • Masonry
  • Munitions
  • Simulations
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Statistical inference.
  • Strategic Security Studies