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U.S. NAVY STRUCTURES. ANNEX 3.2 OF SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR'S REPORT OF ATOMIC WEAPON TESTS AT ENIWETOK, 1951

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4803616· OSTI ID:4803616
Structures are subjected to a 50-kt blast, in order to obtain fundamental data on structures subjected to blast loading, to observe the response of the structures under this loading, and to determine the relative blast-resistance merits of several structural types. Modes of failure are determined. Shaped structures are found to be superdor to rectangular structures. Earth cover for the structures is also found to increase the blast resistance. It is found that standard Navy heavy bomb-proof structures with modifications can withstand a near-surface atomic burst at ground zero. (T.F.H.)
Research Organization:
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-16-012809
OSTI ID:
4803616
Report Number(s):
WT-91
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English