TEST OF FRENCH UNDERGROUND PERSONNEL SHELTERS

Abstract

The objective of this project was to investigate the predicted behavior of French underground personnel shelters, equipment, and instrumentation. Data were used for the evaluation and improvement of present designs and for the establishment of design criteria. Five reinforced-concrete underground structures designed by French engineers were tested: one cast-in- place rectangular structure, one precase circular shelter, two entranceways at approximately the 116-psi peak overpressure range, and one entranceway at approximately the 105-psi range. Reinforcing steel, doors, ventilation equipment, precast rings for the circular structure, and instrumentation were shipped from France and incorporated in the shelters. Preshot and postshot preciselocation surveys were made to determine the total lateral and vertical motions of the structures as a result of the blast. Shock spectral data indicated substantial transient vertical and horizontal motions. Most test structures sustained very slight damage in the shelter areas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1960
Accession Number
AD0611259

Entities

People

  • Edward Cohen
  • Norval Dobbs

Organizations

  • Ammann & Whitney

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Construction
  • Diameters
  • Dosimeters
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Gamma Rays
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Recording Systems
  • Shock Response Spectra
  • Telemetry Equipment
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.