Effects of Overpressures in Group Shelters on Animals and Dummies
Description:
S>Relative biological hazards of blast were studied in two types of communal air-raid shelters during Shots 1 and 8. Dogs, restrained within the shelters during detonation, were studied pathologically and clinically for blast injuries. Two anthropometric dummies were test objects for displacement studies utilizing high-speed photography. Physical data included pressure vs time and air-drag determinations. During Shot 1, animals sustained marked blast damages (hemorrhages in lungs and abdominal …
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Date:
September 1, 1953
Creator:
Roberts, J. E.; White, C. S. & Chiffelle, T. L.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department