Testing of shelter design and industrial hardening concepts at the Mill Race event. Final report

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 UTC 1982

OSTI ID:5039582

Tansley, R S; Zaccor, J V

The report presents the results of the experiments conducted for the Federal Emergency Management Agency at the MILL RACE high explosive test. The MILL RACE event provides a simulated nuclear weapon airblast and ground motion environment to demonstrate, using full-scale structures and test objects, the validity and practicality of a number of blast upgrading and industrial hardening concepts that will support current Civil Defense planning. The design, construction, and objectives of each of the experiments are described and illustrated, and the test data and conclusions are presented. The experiments included host area and key worker shelters, expedient shelters, and industrial hardening experiments at the 2, 20, and 40 psi peak overpressure levels.

• Research Organization: Scientific Service, Inc., Redwood City, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5039582
• Report Number(s): AD-A-110919/8; SSI-8115-4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
420202* -- Engineering-- Protective Structures & Equipment
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
450100 -- Military Technology
Weaponry
& National Defense-- Chemical Explosions & Explosives
450200 -- Military Technology
Weaponry
& National Defense-- Nuclear Explosions & Explosives
BLAST EFFECTS
CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES
CIVIL DEFENSE
DAMAGE
EXPLOSIVES
FALLOUT SHELTERS
HARDENING
NATIONAL DEFENSE
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVES
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION HARDENING
SHELTERS
SHOCK WAVES
SIMULATION
TESTING