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2 The Blast Mitigation for Structures Program
Pages 9-14

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... The large blast and thermal simulator (LBTS) , a very large shock tube originally constructed at White Sands to simulate the effects of nuclear ~ The committee believes that the direct effects of explosions on the human body are a potentially significant cause of injuries and death.
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... TABLE 2-] Funding Levels by Major Component Task Percentage of Funding 1 technology and construction evaluation technology development and application computer support, technology transfer, administrations Reservesb 8% 64% 17% 11 % aIncludes operations and maintenance support for contributing military services bUnallocated funds Source: DTRA, l999b.
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... PROGRAM ASSESSMENT The committee was asked to determine whether the BMSP Master Plan, as prepared by DTRA, provided sufficient guidance for the research and development elements of the program (DTRA, 1999~. To aid in this determination, the committee superimposed the BMSP on a basic logic diagram for program development (i.e., statement of purpose, project identification, priority setting, and implementation)
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... 14 1'1 10 2 o BLAST MITIGA TION FOR STRUCTURES Task 2 Subtasks and Work-Unit Categories I_ [I ~ 9 ~9~ ~~ Work Unit FIGURE 2-1 Relative funding levels for Task 2 subtasks and work-unit categories.
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... The committee notes, however, that the program has not developed a formalized strategic planning process for identifying knowledge gaps and assessing them in light of what has been learned by individual program activities, as well as outside the BMSP. A formalized planning process would enable DTRA to refine objectives or establish new ones and determine, on an annual basis, which activities should be continued, initiated, or abandoned.
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... The Defense Threat Reduction Agency should allocate sufficient time and resources to formalize a strategic planning process for reviewing and refining the Blast Mitigation for Structures Program on an annual basis. Planning of the next full-scale building test should be delayed until a strategic plan has been developed that defines the functions of the analytical and experimental components of the program in terms of overall program goals, and with respect to one another.
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