Name
Title | ||
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Vulnerability of industrial facilities to attacks with improvised explosive devices aimed at triggering domino scenarios |
Abstract | ||
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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. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2015 | 10.1016/j.ress.2015.03.004 | Reliability Engineering & System Safety |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
Improvised explosives,ANFO,TATP,Domino effect,Overpressure,Security management | Domino effect,Blast wave,Population,Computer security,Explosive material,Explosive device,Engineering,Security management,ANFO,Vulnerability | Journal |
Volume | ISSN | Citations |
143 | 0951-8320 | 6 |
PageRank | References | Authors |
0.60 | 2 | 4 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriele Landucci | 1 | 25 | 6.37 |
| Genserik Reniers | 2 | 52 | 10.23 |
| Valerio Cozzani | 3 | 57 | 11.98 |
| Ernesto Salzano | 4 | 14 | 3.32 |