Optimizing the Planning of Remote Construction Sites to Minimize Facility Destruction from Explosive Attacks
Publication: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 144, Issue 5
Abstract
Remote construction sites, such as oil production facilities and military forward operating bases, are often located in remote and hostile areas that are vulnerable to the threat of explosive attacks. Planners can significantly reduce the destructive effects of explosive attacks targeting these sites by incorporating a number of security measures, including increasing the standoff distance between facilities and the likely location of an explosive device, constructing perimeter blast walls, and hardening facilities. The integration of these site layout security measures increases site construction costs, and accordingly planners need to search for and identify an optimal site layout plan that strikes an optimal balance between the two conflicting objectives of minimizing facility destruction levels and minimizing site construction costs. This paper presents a multiobjective optimization model for optimizing the site layout planning and selection of security measures for remote construction sites. An application example of a remote military base is analyzed to demonstrate the use of the model and its distinctive capability to generate optimal trade-offs between minimizing facility destruction levels from explosive attacks and minimizing site construction costs.
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Data Availability Statement
Data generated or analyzed during the study are available from the corresponding author by request. Information about the Journal’s data sharing policy can be found here: http://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CO.1943-7862.0001263.
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank Mr. Noah Garfinkle from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, and members of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory for their insightful comments and recommendations. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the United States Air Force, Department of Defense, or the United States government.
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Volume 144 • Issue 5 • May 2018
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Received: Mar 14, 2017
Accepted: Sep 12, 2017
Published online: Feb 19, 2018
Published in print: May 1, 2018
Discussion open until: Jul 19, 2018
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