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Test of German Underground Personnel Shelters

Description: The objective of Project 30.7 was to investigate the predicted behavior of German underground personnel shelters, equipment, and certain instrumentation. Data obtained will be used for evaluation and improvement of present design criteria.
Date: June 25, 1962
Creator: Cohen, Edward & Bottenhofer, A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Response of Protective Vaults to Blast Loading

Description: A reinforced-concrete steel-plate-lined vault and steel vault door were exposed to a nuclear detonation (shot Priscilla, about 37 kt, balloon suspended, at 700 ft) at the predicted 75-psi peak incident pressure level (1150 ft from Ground Zero). The vault was designed by the ultimate-strength theory to utilize the additional strain energy available in the elastoplastic and plastic ranges. Flexural and thrust capacities were determined, and shear capacity was computed. It was established that abo… more
Date: May 28, 1962
Creator: Cohen, Edward; Laing, E. & Bottenhofer, A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Response of Dual-Purpose Reinforced-Concrete Mass Shelter

Description: From introduction: The primary objective of Project 30.2 was to evaluate the protection afforded by a reinforced-concrete dual-purpose underground parking garage and personnel shelter against effects of a nuclear detonation.
Date: September 15, 1962
Creator: Cohen, Edward; Laing, E. & Bottenhofer, A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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