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Survivability on the Fringe of High Risk Areas.

ADA062752

Publication Date	1978
Personal Author	Longinow, A.
Page Count	91
Abstract	This report contains the results of a study aimed at exploring the sheltering potential for people in low risk areas, i.e., in areas with overpressures less than 2 psi (13.79 kpa) caused by megaton range nuclear weapon detonations. Two basement shelters and eight special purpose shelters were evaluated and a 'people survivability function' was developed for each. A survivability function relates percent survivors in a given shelter to a range of overpressures at the shelter site. Casualty mechanisms considered with this set of shelters include blast, i.e., dynamic pressures and debris from the breakup of the shelter structure. Results included in this report allow the civil defender to estimate the people survivability potential in and near the fringe of high risk areas when shelters of the type considered in this study are used to protect the population. (Author)
Keywords	Survival(Personnel) Civil Defense Shelters Risk Nuclear weapons High rate
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	91I - Emergency Services & Planning
Corporate Authors	IIT Research Inst Chicago IL
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. 5 Aug 76-15 Jun 78.
NTIS Issue Number	197910
Contract Number	DCPA01-76-C-0324

Survivability on the Fringe of High Risk Areas.

Survivability on the Fringe of High Risk Areas.
ADA062752

Publication Date	1978
Personal Author	Longinow, A.
Page Count	91
Abstract	This report contains the results of a study aimed at exploring the sheltering potential for people in low risk areas, i.e., in areas with overpressures less than 2 psi (13.79 kpa) caused by megaton range nuclear weapon detonations. Two basement shelters and eight special purpose shelters were evaluated and a 'people survivability function' was developed for each. A survivability function relates percent survivors in a given shelter to a range of overpressures at the shelter site. Casualty mechanisms considered with this set of shelters include blast, i.e., dynamic pressures and debris from the breakup of the shelter structure. Results included in this report allow the civil defender to estimate the people survivability potential in and near the fringe of high risk areas when shelters of the type considered in this study are used to protect the population. (Author)
Keywords	Survival(Personnel) Civil Defense Shelters Risk Nuclear weapons High rate
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	91I - Emergency Services & Planning
Corporate Authors	IIT Research Inst Chicago IL
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. 5 Aug 76-15 Jun 78.
NTIS Issue Number	197910
Contract Number	DCPA01-76-C-0324