Relative Structural Considerations for Protection from Injury and Fatality at Various Overpressures.
Abstract
This report contains the results of a study concerned with producing casualty (injury and fatality) relationships for people located in conventional buildings when subjected to the direct effects produced by nuclear weapons. People survivability estimates for people located in conventional basements of multistory buildings subjected to blast effects of megaton range nuclear weapons are presented. Results are for full basements with two-way reinforced concrete overhead floor systems supported on steel beams. The transient velocity field that may exist in such basements is modeled and used to determine the response of individuals located within. Two models having different levels of sophistication are used to simulate individuals. Results are used in part to gauge the adequacy of the simpler model. The more sophisticated model is subsequently used to examine two closely related problems. The first considers the influence of anthropometric variation of individuals on the general nature of the blast translation problem (in the tumbling mode) and the severity of the resulting impact with floor and walls. The second examines the tumbling characteristics of individuals in a series of representative flow environments.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA049040
Entities
People
- A. Longinow
- A. Wiedermann
Organizations
- IIT Research Institute