Blast tests of expedient shelters in the Misers Bluff event. Final report, February 1978-January 1980

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5562543

Kearny, C H; Chester, C V; York, E N

Expedient shelters were blast-tested by a conventional explosion equivalent to a 0.2 KT nuclear explosion. The estimated survivabilities in a large nuclear explosion are: (1) improved Small-Pole Shelter, 345 kPa (50 psi); (228) triangular entryway and blastdoor made of poles, 173 kPa (25 psi); (3) Chinese A-Frame Pole Shelter, 48 kPa (7 psi); and (4) lightly shored Pole-Covered Trench Shelters, 103 kPa (15 psi).

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 5562543
• Report Number(s): ORNL-5541
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
EXPLOSIONS
BLAST EFFECTS
FALLOUT SHELTERS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
RADIATION PROTECTION
SUBSURFACE STRUCTURES
SHELTERS
TESTING
990500* - Civilian Defense- (-1987)