Debris motion and injury relationships in all hazard environments. Final report, Jun 1974--Jun 1975

Technical Report · Thu Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1976

OSTI ID:7118556

Longinow, A; Wiedermann, A; Citko, S; Iwankiw, N

The results of a study concerned with producing casualty (injury and fatality) relationships for people located in conventional buildings when subjected to man-made and natural disaster hazard environments are presented. Emphasis is on the direct effects produced by nuclear weapons. Limited consideration is given to debris effects produced by a tornado. The key portion of this effort was concerned with selecting impact casualty criteria and developing a simulation model for people subjected to blast winds and debris. Portions of available literature dealing with impact casualties are reviewed and discussed. Impact casualty criteria applicable for evaluating casualties in a nuclear weapon blast environment are selected. A two-dimensional, articulated man simulation model was developed. People survivability estimates for people located in conventional basements of multistory buildings subjected to blast effects of megaton range nuclear weapons are presented. Results are presented for full basements with one-way and two-way (flat plate, flat slab) reinforced concrete overhead floor systems and large V/A (basement volume to entranceway area) ratios.

• Research Organization: IIT Research Inst., Chicago, IL (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7118556
• Report Number(s): AD-A-030815; IITRI-J-6334
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
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Weaponry
& National Defense-- Nuclear Explosions & Explosives
ANIMALS
BLAST EFFECTS
BUILDINGS
DISASTERS
EXPLOSIONS
INJURIES
MAMMALS
MAN
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
PRIMATES
SHELTERS
STORMS
TORNADOES
TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
VERTEBRATES
WEAPONS
WIND