EVALUATION OF BURIED CONDUITS AS PERSONNEL SHELTERS

Abstract

Twelve large-diameter buried conduit sections of various shapes were tested at different overpressure ranges to make an empirical determination of the degree of personnel protection afforded by commercially available steel and concrete conduits at depths of burial of 5, 7.5, and 10 feet below grade. Measurements were made of free-field overpressure at the ground surface above the structure; pressure inside the structures; acceleration of each structure; deflection of each structure; dust inside each structure; fragmentary missiles inside the concrete structures; and gamma and neutron radiation dose inside each structure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 14, 1960
Accession Number
AD0691406

Entities

People

  • G. H. Albright
  • J. C. Ledoux
  • R. A. Mitchell

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bulkheads
  • Chemical Warfare Laboratories
  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction
  • Elements
  • Excavation
  • Field Tests
  • Gamma Rays
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Nuclear Radiation Protection
  • Photographs
  • Pressure Gages
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Shielding
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Waves

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  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.