Development of a design basis tornado and structural design criteria for the Nevada Test Site, Nevada. Final report
In order to evaluate the ability of critical facilities at the Nevada Test Site to withstand the possible damaging effects of extreme winds and tornadoes, parameters for the effects of tornadoes and extreme winds and structural design criteria for the design and evaluation of structures were developed. The meteorological investigations conducted are summarized, and techniques used for developing the combined tornado and extreme wind risk model are discussed. The guidelines for structural design include methods for calculating pressure distributions on walls and roofs of structures and methods for accommodating impact loads from wind-driven missiles. Calculations for determining the design loads for an example structure are included. (LCL)
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- NSA Number:
- NSA-33-011786
- OSTI ID:
- 4151626
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-13668
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-76
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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