Body armour – New materials,new systems

This is a very timely review of body armour materials and systems since new test standards are currently being written, or reviewed, and new, innovative products released. Of greatest importance, however, is the recent evolution, and maturity, of the Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene fibres enabling a completely new style of system to evolve – a stackable system of Hard Armour Plates. The science of body armour materials is quickly reviewed with emphasis upon current understanding of relevant energy-absorbing mechanisms in fibres, fabrics, polymeric laminates and ceramics. The trend in on-going developments in ballistic fibres is then reviewed, analysed and future projections offered. Weaknesses in some of the ceramic grades are highlighted as is the value of using cladding materials to improve the robustness, and multi-strike performance, of Hard Armour Plates. Finally, with the drive for lighter, and therefore smaller, soft armour systems for military personnel the challenges for armour designers are reported, and the importance of the relative size of the Hard Armour Plate to the Soft Armour Insert is strongly emphasised.     

Combating nuclear smuggling? Exploring drivers and challenges to detecting nuclear and radiological materials at maritime facilities

International concern over nuclear terrorism has grown during the past few decades. This has driven a broad spectrum of efforts to strengthen nuclear security globally, including the widespread adoption of radiation-detection technology for border monitoring. Detection systems are now deployed at strategic locations for the purported purpose of detecting and deterring the smuggling of nuclear and radioactive materials. However, despite considerable investment in this area, few studies have examined how these programs are implemented or the operational challenges they face on a day-to-day basis. This article seeks to address this with a focus on radiation-detection efforts at maritime facilities. Utilizing practitioner interviews and a survey, this article identifies the factors that influence the planning and use of these systems in this fast-moving environment. The results clearly demonstrate that the implementation of these systems varies significantly across different national and organizational contexts, resulting in a fragmented global nuclear-detection architecture, which arguably undermines efforts to detect trafficked nuclear-threat materials. Greater consideration should therefore be given to developing international standards and guidance, designing and adopting tools to support key parts of the alarm assessment process, and broader sharing of good practice.     

高层建筑消防给水系统设计

结合工程设计实践,以性能化设计为指引,按照经济合理、安全可靠的原则,从室外消火栓数量的确定、水泵接合器数量的确定、消防水池容积的确定、消防给水系统形式的选择几个方面探讨了消防给水系统的设计,以求更新设计理念,提高设计效益。     

对提高武警部队遂行多样化任务通信保障能力的思考

通信保障能力是武警部队战斗力的重要方面。近年来,武警部队担负的多样化任务日趋增多,呈现出许多新特点,对通信保障能力提出了新的更高要求,加强通信保障能力意义重大。本文从武警部队通信保障能力的现状入手,分析了当前通信保障能力的基本情况和存在不足,并就如何适应形势发展需要,提高遂行多样化任务的通信保障能力进行了思考。     

科技创新引领下的武警部队现代化装备建设发展思路与策略

推进武警部队现代化装备建设跨越发展,需要认清现状、更新观念、明确目标,确立没有科技创新就没有真正意义上的现代化装备建设的观念。武警装备科技创新,应在注重装备理论研究、加强非致命武器研发、拓展特种器材研制上实现新的突破和跨越;要在创新科技人才建设机制、完善装备科研管理机制、建立装备研发保障机制上增强科技创新能力,发挥科技创新引领的作用。     

试论应急管理体系的财政支撑

从2003年的“非典”开始,我国逐步建立起了一套应急管理体系,在南方冰雪灾害、汶川地震以及今年的玉树地震和南方水灾等抗震救灾工作中发挥作用并不断完善。财政支撑在应急管理体系中有着至关重要的作用。对目前我国应急财政管理现状进行分析,结合对外国应急管理体系先进做法的借鉴,提出了对建立健全应急财政支撑体系的政策建议。     

武器系统经济性参数的支持向量机方法分析

采用一种基于支持向量机的武器系统费用分析方法.计算结果表明,这种方法有效解决了参数法对样本量要求较高以及对非线性问题处理能力较弱等问题.与传统方法相比较,有更好的拟合精度和泛化能力,因而该方法可以作为研究此类问题的新途径.     

基于DW+OLAP+DM的器材保障决策支持系统设计

针对我军当前器材保障状况,阐述了基于数据仓库、联机分析处理和数据挖掘技术的决策支持系统的设计方案和开发理论。通过分析器材保障决策支持的特点,确定了器材保障决策支持系统的需求。具体论述了器材保障决策支持系统的设计步骤,重点讨论了数据仓库多维数据结构的设计。     

二维隐马氏模型的一种简化算法及其参数估计

针对现有的二维隐马氏模型算法给出了一种简化算法及参数估计方法。该算法与现有的算法相比非常简单。基于此方法给出了相应的识别方法和参数估计,并且该估计与极大似然估计是等同的。     

基于Markov状态转移的动态可靠性分析

基于系统的马尔可夫性假设,对系统状态进行适当的离散化处理,利用状态转移方法来描述系统的动态随机过程.在求得状态转移矩阵后,再建立离散动态事件树,来求得系统故障概率.用此方法具体分析了水位调节系统.