- Author
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Longinow, A.
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Waterman, T. E.
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Napadensky, H. S.
- Title
- Combined Effects of Blast and Fire on Personnel Survivability.
- Coporate
- Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago
IIT Research Inst., Chicago, IL
- Book or Conf
- Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board. Explosives Safety Seminar, 20th. Volume 2. August 24-26, 1982.,
Norfolk, VA,
1469-1488 p.,
1982
- Keywords
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blast effects
- Abstract
- This paper deals with the analysis of hazards to sheltered personnel in a blast-fire environment produced by the detonation of a 1-MT nuclear weapon near the ground surface. Material for the paper was derived from a study by IIT Research Institute for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. A portion of a city consisting of identical, single-family framed residences and three types of below-grade personnel shelters located in selected areas was formulated and subjected to a simulated, single weapon nuclear attack. Zones of structural blast damage were identified and debris distributions in selected areas were determined. Debris piles were described in spatial coordinates and composition (combustible, non-combustible) at various locations within the city. Time dependent fire effects were determined using existing fire ignition and fire spread computer programs. Hazards were quantified and the probability of people survival was estimated in terms of shelter effectiveness when located in different zones of blase damage.