STUDY OF GROUND-MOTION EFFECTS ON THE CONTENTS OF BURIED STRUCTURES,

Abstract

Many facets of ground-motion damage to the contents, both animate and inanimate, of buried shelters used for protection against nuclear weapons are considered. It includes a discussion of possible shock-mitigation and evasion schemes. An extended experimental program based on design accelerations, velocities, and transient displacements as measured in weapons tests is outlined. The economics of various isolation systems are discussed, major design and test areas are delineated, and priorities for work in the experimental program are suggested. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 30, 1963
Accession Number
AD0426249

Entities

People

  • E. J. Beck

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Displacement
  • Economics
  • Motion
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Shock Mitigation
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design