Slanting for combined nuclear weapons effects: blast-resistant design/analysis with examples. Technical summary report
The report provides corrected, updated, and expanded versions of material published in the latest of a series of feasibility studies (AD's 734 831 and 734 832) on slanting (Design modifications) of basements in new buildings, to provide shelter against combined nuclear weapons effects-- air blast and initial nuclear, thermal, and fallout radiation. These reports were written solely for the guidance of design professionals (architects and engineers), who must design human shelter to be located in a new building basement or other below grade structure. It is emphasized that protective shelter of the kind contemplated in full slanting-- i.e., to protect against 5 to 30 psi nuclear air blast and related radiation effects-- provides excellent (full) protection against such natural disasters as earthquakes, hurricanes (including cyclones), and tornadoes. Also, such protective shelter provides fire protection that in most aspects exceeds fire codes. In short, full slanted basement shelters more than satisfy requirements for protection against all nautral disasters except floods.
- Research Organization:
- Stanford Research Inst., Menlo Park, Calif. (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 7365366
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-016631
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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420202* -- Engineering-- Protective Structures & Equipment
BLAST EFFECTS
CIVIL DEFENSE
DESIGN
DISASTERS
EARTHQUAKES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
FALLOUT SHELTERS
FIRES
NATIONAL DEFENSE
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
RADIATIONS
SEISMIC EVENTS
SHELTERS
STORMS
SUBSURFACE STRUCTURES
THERMAL RADIATION
TORNADOES
WEAPONS
WIND