An Experimental Evaluation of the Radiation Protection Afforded by a Large Modern Concrete Office Building
Description:
Abstract: "An experimental study was made to determine the effective shielding provided by a modern reinforced-concrete office building (AEC Headquarters building) from nuclear fallout. Pocket ionization chambers were used for measurement of the radiation-field strength. Fallout was simulated with distributed and point-source configurations of Co-60 and Ir-192 sources. Four typical sections were selected for study, and experiments were performed on each. These included an external wing with exp…
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Date:
May 1, 1959
Creator:
Batter, J. F., Jr.; Kaplan, A. L. & Clarke, Eric Thacher
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department