FOXHOLE SHIELDING OF GAMMA RADIATION

Abstract

This project was designed by the Corps of Engineers to evaluate the protection afforded by foxholes against the gamma radiation emitted by atomic weapons detonated on the surface and beneath the ground. Film dosimeters were used to measure total gamma ray doses at different depths in one and two-man foxholes as well as in soil pipes sunk into the ground. The film dosimeters were contained in National Bureau of Standards' type holders and responded to gamma radiation of energy greater than 120 Kev. In the report, all doses are given in terms of roentgens and a reading of 650r (roentgens) is taken as the lethal dose; that is, the dose which will cause death to nearly 100% of exposed personnel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 27, 1952
Accession Number
AD0482985

Entities

People

  • Thomas G. Walsh

Organizations

  • United States Army Engineer Research and Development Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detectors
  • Dose Rate
  • Dosimeters
  • Engineers
  • Gamma Rays
  • Materials
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Numbers
  • Radiation
  • Shielding
  • Standards
  • Surface Burst
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.