POSTATTACK RECOVERY OF DAMAGED URBAN AREAS

Abstract

The report presents mathematical formulas and computational procedures for assessing damage due to blast and fire and for estimating the fallout hazards from nuclear detonations in urban areas. Major consideration is directed to the delineation of the damage areas for the purpose of defining the locations and the extent of the areas in which clearance and repair operations could be carried out. The constraints on these operations are determined by estimating not only the extent of the combined nuclear effects of blast, fire, and fallout radiation but also the timing of the events in the developing environment. The net result of applying the procedures is a definitive description of the prerecovery state of the urban population, urban facilities, and urban resources that would be available for use in recovery operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0815846

Entities

People

  • Hong Lee
  • Philip D. Lariviere

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast
  • Civil Defense
  • Damage Assessment
  • Department Of Defense
  • Dose Rate
  • Emergencies
  • Explosions
  • Height Of Burst
  • Models
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Organizational Structure
  • Radiation
  • Surface Burst
  • Thermal Radiation
  • Urban Areas
  • Vulnerability
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Nuclear Civil Defense.
  • Systems Analysis and Design