U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Media Opportunity: Antiterrorism Research & Blast Experiment

8/16/2002

From: Bobbie Galford, 601-634-2505, or Wayne Stroupe, 601-634-2404, both of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

News Advisory:

NOTE: BROADCAST MEDIA ONLY

What: Antiterrorism Research & Blast Experiment

With public attention on the upcoming one-year anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is offering a unique opportunity to cover some of the nation's leading research and development efforts in protective building designs for terrorist attacks.

The R&D projects offered include an actual blast experiment on building walls (conventional and protected walls) and numerous projects on infrastructure protection, protective retrofits for buildings, Pentagon studies, PC-based software, protective designs for our troops overseas, new facilities for future research, past efforts on other projects (Khobar Towers, etc.) and other related research projects.

Due to the scheduling of the blast experiment, we can only offer this opportunity on Thursday, Aug. 22, at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, Miss. ERDC has been involved with Force Protection and antiterrorism research for the Department of Defense and other government agencies for years, and the Corps of Engineers has conducted blast research at the facility since the 1950s.

A complete summary topic list, with visual aspects, can be provided. Any media wishing the topic list or any additional information should contact Ms. Bobbie Galford (601 634-2505; Bobbie.J.Galford@erdc.usace.army.mil) or Mr. Wayne Stroupe (601 634-2404; Wayne.A.Stroupe@erdc.usace.army.mil).