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This paper validates the performance of low-cost lightning protection systems for small structures proposed by researchers in the past. Such structures have an acute demand in the countries with very high lightning ground flash density, yet the affordability of the mass public is quite limited due to the struggling economies of the countries. The protection systems for small housing structure, and...
Fulgurites are natural tubes of glass formed by the fusion of silica sand or rock from a lightning strike. The fulgurites have been produced artificially in HV conditions in the past. Recent studies have found that fulguritic structures can be formed in some other materials, such as bentonite and cement, as well. These fulgurites can change the overall physical and electrical properties of the original...
How is lightning protection ranked in the field of safety science? What is the general perception of the public with regard to the risk of receiving a lightning strike to their building? How do business entities manipulate the psyche of the public in upsizing financial gains? What is the true risk of public adopting lightning protection techniques that have not been included in major international...
International Standards on lightning protection risk assessment (IEC 62305-2: 2010) are well accepted and applied in many parts of the world. During the last few years a large number of lightning related accidents, especially due to direct strikes, have been reported from Asia and Africa where the lightning struck objects are small structures. Information gathered from several investigations done...
This paper addresses a concurrent burning issue in Uganda; the mitigation of rapidly increasing lightning hazards in the country. By analyzing various economic, technical and social factors a feasible hazard mitigation module has been proposed. The module essentially needs government intervention for providing facilities and coordination of various contributors and stakeholders for channeling expertise...
This paper presents analysis of human observations on thunder days in five regional centers in Zambia. The regions covered are specifically of interest to aviation industry. The variation pattern of monthly thunder days show that the lightning activity has well-detectable oscillatory pattern over the year. However, the pattern varies from region to region thus, as a single country Zambia experiences...
This paper presents analysis of various potential lightning risk scenarios, especially in less developed communities. We identify that there is no uniform safety promotion module that may be applicable to all communities with success. Hence we develop a hierarchy of hazard control mechanism that may be applicable to any given community with uniform professional or social practices. The hierarchy of...
This is one of the first scientific investigations on lightning current and voltage distribution along Buddhist Stupa in Sri Lanka and elsewhere. Such distribution provide vital information on lightning safety concerns of people and objects outside the structure as the building is totally sealed. The metal casket of which the block of quartz is installed at the pinnacle of the Stupa, may act as the...
This paper gives an account on the historical and regional social concepts on the natural atmospheric phenomenon of the lightning phenomenon. It explores the divine concepts induced on lightning by various communities. The investigation also looks into the mythical beliefs with the objective of analysing how such conceptual aspects affect the promotion of scientific rationales of lightning safety...
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