Title

Development of Analytical Relationships and Criteria for Blast and Fire Vulnerability of Fallout Shelter Occupants

Creator

Crowley, J. W.

Hogue, R. M.

Avise, H. J.

Smith, E. H.

Hiner, W. G.

Corporate Author

System Sciences, Incorporated

Laboratory

Office of Civil Defense

Date

1968

Date Issued

1968-10

Date Modified

Scanned and posetd 2023-03-30

Extent

270

NTRL Accession Number

AD842356

Identifier

AD0842356

Format

1 online resource (270 pages : ill.)

Abstract

The objective of this study is the development of improved methods and criteria for estimating blast casualties and for handling nuclear fire effects in order to determine means for improving survivability and injury avoidance for shelter occupants. The urban fire analysis model, FIREFLY, was developed to provide an automated method for assessing the potential damage to shelter buildings from fires which occur as a result of ignition from the thermal pulse of a nuclear weapon or fire spread from nearby buildings. Two promising approaches for classification of urban environments with regard to potential fire susceptibility were developed. Upon the basis of blast vulnerability analyses of structures including interior floors, walls and partitions, a set of blast fatality functions was produced which may be used to determine the survivability of personnel in shelters in various locations within three principal types of structures. Trial applications of improved methods and criteria served as a pilot sensitivity analysis for future shelter systems vulnerability analyses.

Description

The objective of this study is the development of improved methods and criteria for estimating blast casualties and for handling nuclear fire effects in order to determine means for improving survivability and injury avoidance for shelter occupants. The urban fire analysis model, FIREFLY, was developed to provide an automated method for assessing the potential damage to shelter buildings from fires which occur as a result of ignition from the thermal pulse of a nuclear weapon or fire spread from nearby buildings. Two promising approaches for classification of urban environments with regard to potential fire susceptibility were developed. Upon the basis of blast vulnerability analyses of structures including interior floors, walls and partitions, a set of blast fatality functions was produced which may be used to determine the survivability of personnel in shelters in various locations within three principal types of structures. Trial applications of improved methods and criteria served as a pilot sensitivity analysis for future shelter systems vulnerability analyses.

Conference Proceeding

No

Distribution Classification

1

Distribution Conflict

No

DTIC Record Exists

Yes

Illinois Tech Related

No

Photo Quality

Complete

Report Availability

Full text available

Type

report