Safety against terrorism is playing an important part at locations where crowds of people come together, such as airports, railway stations and other public buildings. The Lindner Group has addressed this subject and developed a special wall cladding for London Heathrow Airport Terminal 2 – for maximum human safety.
This wall system reduces the risk of injury considerably, because – in case of a booby-trap attack – no splinters or particles can spread from the wall system and hit someone. Normally, these fragments create a danger of injury or death due to the reflected pressure and impulse after the explosion. The characteristic of the Lindner system with high quality glazed or metal panels is that it was the first wall cladding ever tested for these requirements.
A so-called “bomb blast test” was performed by the English examination agency Crossley Consult Ltd. 15kg of the highly explosive TNT was detonated at a distance of six meters away from the specimen. The pulling effect was 30% higher than the compression force from the explosion.
A further optical advantage is that the paneling can be installed vertically and horizontally. Furthermore, the panels can be easily mounted – like all other products of Lindner´s “Free” line of walls made of wood, metal or glass. The substructure as well as the glazing are designed individually for each project. Optimum security is additionally provided due to special safety catches.
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