Easi-Set WorldWide declared that its SlenderWall architectural precast concrete/steel stud building panel system has completed a blast analysis of low-to-medium intensity.
The study conducted by the Vicksburg, MS facility of Applied Research Associates, deliberated the Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) of the Department of Defense (DoD) for performing medium-level blasts at a predictable standoff safe distances for a basic assembly type of building. It also included the security design criteria for low-level blast requirements formulated by the Department of Homeland Security Interagency Security Committee (ISC).
The blast analysis resolved that under the tested blast environment SlenderWall panels withstood the impact extremely well and found them as suitable for cladding usage in places to endure a moderate-level blast. The wall cladding system includes architectural precast concrete, insulated stainless-steel anchors, hot-dipped galvanized welded wire and heavy-gauge stainless-steel or galvanized studs. The cladding system can be manufactured along with plant-erected windows and closed-cell foam insulating material and significantly contribute to increase the LEED points in a building project.
The wall cladding system introduced in 1990 has been deployed in over 60 buildings all over North America, which includes high rise buildings.
Source: http://www.easiset.com/