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Survivability in a Nuclear Weapon Environment.

ADA076026

Publication Date	1979
Personal Author	Longinow, A.
Page Count	161
Abstract	This report contains information on protective capabilities of a variety of different personnel shelters against prompt effects of nuclear weapons. This information was collected from previous studies performed for DCPA in this subject area. Protective capabilities are expressed in terms of 'people survivability functions' which relate the probability of survival (or percent survivors) to the free field overpressure at the shelter site. Respective shelters are described in terms of their geometry and material properties. The following shelter categories are included. (1) Existing Engineered Buildings (Upper Stories and Basements), (2) Designed Basements, (3) Single-Purpose Shelters, (4) Dual-Purpose Shelters, (5) Expedient and Special Purpose Shelters and (6) Expediently Upgraded Shelters.
Keywords	Civil defense Shelters Fallout shelters Survival(General) Nuclear warfare Nuclear weapons Estimates Models Simulation Buildings Basements
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. 30 Sep 77-30 Apr 79.
NTIS Issue Number	198004
Contract Number	DCPA01-77-C-0229

Survivability in a Nuclear Weapon Environment.

Survivability in a Nuclear Weapon Environment.
ADA076026

Publication Date	1979
Personal Author	Longinow, A.
Page Count	161
Abstract	This report contains information on protective capabilities of a variety of different personnel shelters against prompt effects of nuclear weapons. This information was collected from previous studies performed for DCPA in this subject area. Protective capabilities are expressed in terms of 'people survivability functions' which relate the probability of survival (or percent survivors) to the free field overpressure at the shelter site. Respective shelters are described in terms of their geometry and material properties. The following shelter categories are included. (1) Existing Engineered Buildings (Upper Stories and Basements), (2) Designed Basements, (3) Single-Purpose Shelters, (4) Dual-Purpose Shelters, (5) Expedient and Special Purpose Shelters and (6) Expediently Upgraded Shelters.
Keywords	Civil defense Shelters Fallout shelters Survival(General) Nuclear warfare Nuclear weapons Estimates Models Simulation Buildings Basements
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. 30 Sep 77-30 Apr 79.
NTIS Issue Number	198004
Contract Number	DCPA01-77-C-0229