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TEST OF FRENCH UNDERGROUND PERSONNEL SHELTERS

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4818805

An investigation is described concerning the blast-stress behavior of French underground personnel shelters, equipment and instrumentation. Five reinforced-concrete underground structures were tested including one cast-in- place rectangular structure, one precast circular shelter, two entranceways at about the 116-psi peak overpressure range, and one entranceway at about the 105- psi range. In strumentation is described along with biological tests. De tailed drawings and a discussion of resulting data are included. (J.R.D.)

Research Organization:
Ammann and Whitney, New York
NSA Number:
NSA-16-024019
OSTI ID:
4818805
Report Number(s):
WT-1453
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English