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Vulnerability of industrial facilities to attacks with improvised explosive devices aimed at triggering domino scenarios.
- Source :
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Reliability Engineering & System Safety . Nov2015, Vol. 143, p53-62. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Process- and chemical plants may constitute a critical target for a terrorist attack. In the present study, the analysis of industrial accidents induced by intentional acts of interference is carried out focusing on accident chains triggered by attacks with home-made (improvised) explosives. The effects of blast waves caused by improvised explosive devices are compared with those expected from a net equivalent charge of TNT by using a specific methodology for the assessment of stand-off distances. It is demonstrated that a home-made explosive device has a TNT efficiency comprised between 0.2 and 0.5. The model was applied to a case study, demonstrating the potentiality of improvised explosives in causing accident escalation sequences and severe effects on population and assets. The analysis of the case-study also allowed obtaining suggestions for an adequate security management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CHEMICAL plants
*TERRORISM
*SECURITY management
*SECURITY systems
*TATP (Chemical)
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09518320
- Volume :
- 143
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Reliability Engineering & System Safety
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 108887226
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2015.03.004