Expedient Upgrading of Existing Structures for Fallout Protection.

Abstract

This study was conducted in support of the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency's (DCPA) Crisis Relocation Planning (CRP) program in which existing structures will be upgraded to provide fallout shelters for a relocated population. A demonstration test was conducted in which a residential dwelling was upgraded by placing soil against the walls and on the roof of the structure. The shelter was large enough to house 80 people. Upgrading was accomplished partially by hand labor and machinery. The test showed that a conventional structure could be upgraded and that the shelter occupants using tools and materials found in most homes could if necessary upgrade their shelter during the expected 2- or 3-day period of crisis relocation preceding a nuclear attack.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA053763

Entities

People

  • William L. Huff

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bricks
  • Civil Defense
  • Civil Engineering
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Radiation Protection
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • Safety
  • Standards
  • United States

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  • Nuclear Civil Defense.