BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF BLAST AND SHOCK

Abstract

The scope of blast and shock biology was set forth as covering effects resulting from overpressure (primary), flying debris (secondary), and displacement (tertiary). Procedures employed in the laboratory for simulating the blast wave forms as they varied within structures on nuclear tests were described. For each effect, a selected summary of current information relating the physical parameters to given levels of biological response was presented. From this, the blast and shock hazards estimated for personnel, as a function of range and yield, were illustrated in the form of curves. The range-yield- effects relationship for the biological criteria was discussed in terms of free- field and other exposure situations. They were compared with similar range- effects data for thermal and nuclear radiation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0638342

Entities

People

  • Clayton S. White
  • Donald R. Richmond

Organizations

  • Lovelace Foundation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast
  • Blast Waves
  • Bone Fractures
  • Department Of Defense
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Free Field
  • High Explosives
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Overpressure
  • Radiation
  • Rodents
  • Silica Glass
  • Spine
  • Waveforms
  • Wounds And Injuries

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.