Survivability in a Nuclear Weapon Environment.

Abstract

This report contains information on protective capabilities of a variety of different personnel shelters against prompt effects of nuclear weapons. This information was collected from previous studies performed for DCPA in this subject area. Protective capabilities are expressed in terms of 'people survivability functions' which relate the probability of survival (or percent survivors) to the free field overpressure at the shelter site. Respective shelters are described in terms of their geometry and material properties. The following shelter categories are included. (1) Existing Engineered Buildings (Upper Stories and Basements), (2) Designed Basements, (3) Single-Purpose Shelters, (4) Dual-Purpose Shelters, (5) Expedient and Special Purpose Shelters and (6) Expediently Upgraded Shelters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA076026

Entities

People

  • A. Longinow

Organizations

  • IIT Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Blast
  • Blast Loads
  • Blast Resistance
  • Civil Defense
  • Civil Engineering
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Engineers
  • Explosives
  • Geographic Regions
  • Mechanics
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • Shelters
  • Weapons Effects
  • Yield Strength

Readers

  • Nuclear Civil Defense.
  • Systems Analysis and Design