SHELTER FIRE VULNERABILITY - SURVEY AND ANALYSIS OF REPRESENTATIVE BUILDINGS

Abstract

The vulnerability of fallout shelters to fires from accidental sources as well as from direct nuclear weapon effects are evaluated. This was accomplished by survey and analysis of 102 stocked shelter buildings in eleven cities chosen to give reasonable diversity in size, industrial and commercial emphasis, and geographic location. Operational guidance developed for the selection and upgrading of shelter buildings and recommended fallout shelter provisions for public building codes are established for both existing structures and new construction. Areas for future study and development are identified.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 17, 1965
Accession Number
AD0615391

Entities

People

  • G. L. Maatman
  • R. B. Varley

Organizations

  • IIT Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast
  • Burning Rate
  • Civil Defense
  • Construction
  • Engineers
  • Fallout Shelters
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Fire Hazards
  • Fire Protection
  • Fire Safety
  • Fire Suppression
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Safety
  • Urban Areas
  • Vulnerability

Readers

  • Nuclear Civil Defense.
  • Systems Analysis and Design