Explosion Proof Buildings

Nowadays, there is always a threat of a terrorist attack on United States soil, and if such an attack did take place, how can we make sure buildings are blast proof or explosion proof and that the people inside the buildings are protected? Many buildings today aren’t built with the idea of blast proof or explosion proof in mind. However, there are researchers at the University of Missouri that are working with the United States army in order to develop a way to protect buildings from explosions in case there is an actual terrorist attack. This is done by reinforcing the building materials with carbon fiber, or more specifically carbon fiber reinforced polymer. Carbon fiber has been used in the past in buildings in California, but wasn’t used mainly for explosion proof or blast proof buildings. It was used in California on buildings in order to protect buildings from earthquakes since California is prone to heavy seismic activity. One might ask, why use carbon fiber? The reason why carbon fiber, or carbon fiber reinforced polymer, is used for explosion or blast proof buildings is because it can withstand an immense amount of force, 143,000 pounds of force per square inch to be exact.