Casualties produced by impact and related topics of people survivability in a direct effects environment. Final report, 18 May 1973--31 Jul 1974

Technical Report · Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1974

OSTI ID:7195396

Longinow, A; Hahn, E; Wiedermann, A; Citko, S

The study predicts the survivability of people located in conventional buildings when subjected to the direct effects of megaton range nuclear weapons. Casualty-producing effects considered include (1) dynamic pressures of blast waves and (2) debris. The purpose of results is to categorize and rank casualty mechanisms and on this basis identify shelter spaces which are most likely to offer protection against them. Related topics include a classification of shelter spaces, analysis of a fallout shelter against the effects of blast, feasibility of using large limestone mines as shelters and the analysis of an emergency operating center against the direct effects of nuclear weapons.

• Research Organization: IIT Research Inst., Chicago, Ill. (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7195396
• Report Number(s): AD-A-011108; IITRI-J-6306-FR
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
420202* -- Engineering-- Protective Structures & Equipment
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
990500 -- Civilian Defense-- (-1987)
ATMOSPHERIC EXPLOSIONS
BLAST EFFECTS
CIVIL DEFENSE
EXPLOSIONS
FALLOUT SHELTERS
NATIONAL DEFENSE
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
POPULATIONS
SHELTERS
SUBSURFACE STRUCTURES
WARFARE
WEAPONS