People Survivability in a Direct Effects Environment and Related Topics

Abstract

The report contains a description of a deterministic, computerized method (simulation model) for predicting the survivability (relative safety) of people located in conventional (NFSS) buildings when subjected to the direct effects of nuclear weapons. Effects considered include: thermal radiation, prompt nuclear radiation, primary blast and secondary blast, i.e., the effects of flow velocities and debris. This is an operational tool which has been applied to the analysis of existing buildings which were surveyed in detail. Related topics considered in this study include: distribution of blast-initiated debris, shelter-cost and effectiveness comparisons and survivability of people in special permanent and expedient shelters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0764114

Entities

People

  • A. Longinow
  • A. Wiedermann
  • G. Ojdrovich
  • L. Bertram

Organizations

  • IIT Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Forces
  • Blast
  • Blast Loads
  • Blast Resistance
  • Civil Defense
  • Computational Processes
  • Construction
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Explosives
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Geometry
  • Health Services
  • Mechanics
  • Medical Personnel
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.