Damage function rating procedure for flat slab basement shelters. Final report

Technical Report · Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:6303814

Peterson, R E; Bernard, R D; Tansley, R S; Willoughby, A B; Wilton, C

This report presents the development of procedures for rating of damage function and casualty functions for basement Civil Defense shelters. Suitable large basements, after having been upgraded during a crisis period, to withstand nuclear weapons effects including air blast, and nuclear radiation are expected to be utilized to provide protection for a large portion of the population in the event of a nuclear attack on the United States. Both risk area personnel shelters for essential workers and host area shelters for the general population are included. The report includes: a descriptive listing of basement structural systems and other pertinent basement parameters; a description of the characteristics of typical flat slab basement designs; a review of applicable casualty data and prediction models for nuclear warfare casualties; a summary of previous research on development of casualty functions; a description of the current status of the damage and casualty function development procedure; casualty function predictions for representative flat slab basements; and conclusions and recommendations.

• Research Organization: Scientific Service, Inc., Redwood City, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6303814
• Report Number(s): AD-A-123187/7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
CIVIL DEFENSE
SHELTERS
DAMAGE
BLAST EFFECTS
CONSTRUCTION
MORTALITY
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
RADIATION EFFECTS
REINFORCED CONCRETE
WARFARE
BUILDING MATERIALS
CONCRETES
EXPLOSIONS
MATERIALS
NATIONAL DEFENSE
REINFORCED MATERIALS
420202* - Engineering- Protective Structures & Equipment
990500 - Civilian Defense- (-1987)