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Blast Consultancy
The Man-made Hazards and Security division has unique capabilities and extensive experience in the areas of blast analysis and blast resistant design. ABS Consulting has been actively involved globally in these in the commercial and public sectors. In addition, ABS Consulting continues its research and development efforts for analysis tools and mitigation methods including the investigation of alternative terrorist devices, glass hazard mitigation, blast load simulators and blast containment chambers.
Blast consultancy services include:
- Blast load prediction including assessment of building and asset damage and blast resilience
- Blast resistant building design consultancy
- Structural upgrades/retrofit design for blast loads including window upgrades/retrofit for blast
- Explosion accident/incident investigations
- Explosion testing and simulation modelling
- Probable Maximum Loss (PML) and Estimated Maximum Loss (EML) assessments
- Occupant casualty and fatality predictions
- Facility siting studies
- Building risk assessments
ABS Consulting's blast analysis can be applied to various hazards, whether caused by accident or deliberately (terrorism). Typical scope includes determining the blast scenario and characteristics, blast load prediction, structural damage assessment, design of blast resistant structures or upgrades to improve blast capacity, drawing preparation and review and construction support.
The combination of ABS Consulting's blast analysis capability with its security risk consultancy also provides a significantly useful tool in security risk management.
In addition to public sector clients, ABS Consulting's commercial clients include Shell, BP, Union Carbide, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Texaco, ARAMCO, Valero, and Verizon.
For more information:
E-mail: EnquiriesUK@absconsulting.com
Telephone: +44 (0) 1925 287300 |
