@BOOK{NAP10230, author = "National Research Council", title = "Protecting People and Buildings from Terrorism: Technology Transfer for Blast-effects Mitigation", isbn = "978-0-309-08286-0", doi = "10.17226/10230", abstract = "Concerned with the vulnerability of U.S. civilian and military personnel to terrorist bombing attacks, the U.S. Congress directed the Department of Defense to undertake a comprehensive research and testing program aimed at protecting people in buildings from such attacks. The Blast Mitigation for Structures Program (BMSP) was initiated in 1997 and has produced a large volume of experimental and analytical data that will permit the design of new, more robust buildings as well as the development of methods to retrofit a large number of vulnerable existing structures. This report reviews the BMSP program and investigates a process that would use existing institutional infrastructures (i.e., building code and standards-writing organizations, professional and technical organizations, universities, and research centers) to disseminate knowledge.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10230/protecting-people-and-buildings-from-terrorism-technology-transfer-for-blast", year = 2001, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" }