MODELING TECHNIQUES AS APPLIED TO FALLOUT SIMULATION ON RESIDENTIAL-TYPE STRUCTURES AND SOME PRELIMINARY RESULTS

Abstract

An experimental study of the radiation attenuation of two residential-type structures was made. The two model structures investigated were surrounded with rings and annular areas of simulated fallout by pumping a 10-curie, cobalt-60 source through plastic tubing at a constant velocity. Radiation measurements were taken with timeintegrating detectors. The theory of measuring radiation effects with models and the facility developed for OCDM Inc. to conduct these experiments are described. A comparison of experimental data obtained in these tests with data obtained in previous full-scale tests made on identical structures at the Nevada test site is included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 08, 1961
Accession Number
AD0276397

Entities

People

  • Albert W. Starbird
  • Herbert A. Mehlhorn
  • John F. Batter Jr.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Detectors
  • Dose Rate
  • Dosimeters
  • Experimental Data
  • Gamma Rays
  • Instrumentation
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Precast Concrete
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Attenuation
  • Radiation Effects
  • Radiation Protection
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.