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Expedient Shelter Construction
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Author : Cresson H. Kearny
language : en
Publisher: Loose Cannon
Release Date : 1976-03-01
Expedient Shelter Construction written by Cresson H. Kearny and has been published by Loose Cannon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976-03-01 with History categories.
Simple shelters—that you can build quick Research was undertaken to evaluate how average citizens could create their own shelters in the case of a political crisis that could lead to a nuclear attack. It was known that at this time in the mid-1970s, after Civil Defense planning and spending had waned since the 1950’s-60’s, that both the Soviet Union and China had more preparations for their citizens in major urban areas. This book was created under the auspices of the U.S. ERDA, an agency created in 1974 when the Atomic Energy Commission was split into the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the ERDA. This practical field research study became the original basis for Cresson Kearny’s more extensive book “Nuclear War Survival Skills”. What makes this report interesting and different is the wealth of extra info and photos that were NOT included in the book mentioned above. Simple shelters that can be built in 1 to 3 days and are outlined in this book are: - The Need for Improved Expedient Shelters - Door-Covered Trench Shelter - Stress test of Door-Covered Trench Shelter - Log-covered Trench Shelter - Occupancy test of Log-Covered Shelter - Above-Ground Door-Covered Shelter - Car-Over Trench Shelter - Large Log-Covered Trench Shelter - Overall conclusions and recommendations From the Introduction: "This report strongly indicates the practicality of tens of millions of Americans evacuating into rural areas and building and occupying high-protection-factor expedient shelters during an escalating international crisis. This concept was successfully tested by untrained families who built expedient shelters during winter in Colorado, summer in Utah, and spring in Florida. Their efforts are presented in this report primarily by the captioned photographs showing these typical American families evacuating their homes, driving to rural shelter-building sites, and then, with hand tools, constructing their own shelters. These average, mostly urban, American families were guided only by step-by-step, well-illustrated, written instructions given to them at the start of each experiment. Crisis conditions were simulated, and adequate motivation was provided by the promise of a cash bonus for completion of the shelter within 36 or 48 hours, depending on the difficulty of construction. All families, or groups of families, succeeded in winning the bonus, with one exception. The shelters built by the test families included the Door-Covered Trench Shelter, the Log-Covered Trench Shelter (which the building family occupied for 77 hours without emerging), and the Car-Over-Trench Shelter. Also, families are pictured while building four above-ground shelters designed for high-water-table or shallow-soil areas: the Above-Ground Door-Covered Shelter, the Crib-Walled Shelter, the Ridge-Pole Shelter, and the A-Frame Pole Shelter. These four above-ground shelters have protection factors (PF) in the range of 250 to 500. " Keywords: Civil defense,shelter,nuclear war,fallout,survival,improvised,radioactivity
The Planning And Development Of Expedient Shelter Facilities
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
The Planning And Development Of Expedient Shelter Facilities written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with categories.
The planning and construction of expedient fallout radiation shelters for Navy shore-based installations are presented in detail in this report. The document contains expedient shelter planning and design criteria, recommended construction procedures, and expedient shelter solutions. The shelter solutions are first developed conceptually, then detailed plans are presented for six representative alternatives.
Feasibility Of Citizen Construction Of Expedient Fallout Shelters
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Author : Spencer J. Condie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
Feasibility Of Citizen Construction Of Expedient Fallout Shelters written by Spencer J. Condie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Atomic bomb shelters categories.
Seventeen families attempted to build seven types of earth-covered expedient fallout shelters while guided only by one-page shelter-building instructions prepared by DCPA. Within 48 hours of starting, all but one family succeeded in building a shelter affording good fallout protection. Families spent an average of 88 minutes trying to interpret their one page of instructions. The abbreviated DCPA instructions for building an expedient shelter-ventilating pump -- essential for the multiday occupancy of below-ground shelters, except in cold weather -- were followed successfully by only four out of nine families. This report makes numerous recommendations for improving all the instructions. (Author).
Blast Tests Of Expedient Shelters
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language : en
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Release Date : 1974
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory field tests of expedient shelters during the past three years had resulted in the selection and development of six types of expedient shelters. These were demonstrated by construction exercises to be the most practical for average rural and small-town Americans to build in the principal environmental regions of the United States. Each type of shelter is designed to be built within 48 hours by average family groups of such Americans, using only widely available materials such as trees, to provide all members with high-protection-factor shelter. To evaluate the blast protection afforded by these six types of expedient shelters, they were blast tested as a part of Defense Nuclear Agency's Mixed Company Event, in the blast area of a 500-ton TNT detonation--equivalent in air blast effects to a 1.0-1.8 kiloton nuclear detonation. A total of twelve shelters, representing six expedient types, were subjected to blast effects at surface overpressures ranging from 29 to 3 pounds per square inch (psi). All except the two Door-Covered Trench Shelters were tested as closed shelters. Only one shelter was damaged: the Door-Covered Trench Shelter that was tested as an open shelter at 5 psi. The six types of shelters, tested at the following measured surface overpressures, were: (1) Two Small-Pole Shelters, at 29 psi; (2) Three Wire-Catenary-Roofed Shelters, at 29 psi and 13 psi; (3) One aboveground A-Frame Pole Shelter, at 17 psi; (k) One Shored-Trench Stoop-In Shelter, at 13 psi; (5) Two Log-Covered Trench Shelters, at 13 psi; (6) Two Door-Covered Trench Shelters, at 5 psi and 3 psi. Earth arching increased the strength of the shelters that had an adequate depth of earth cover relative to the roof span. A new design of quickly closable, expedient blast door was tested at 29, 17 and 13 psi surface overpressure ranges. Only the blast door at 17 psi was damaged, and even it remained intact and securely closed.
Alternative Ways Of Providing Host Area Fallout Protection
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Author : S. B. York
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Alternative Ways Of Providing Host Area Fallout Protection written by S. B. York and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Disaster relief categories.
Shelter Plans Anthology 1
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Author : Guy Montag
language : en
Publisher: Loose Cannon
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Shelter Plans Anthology 1 written by Guy Montag and has been published by Loose Cannon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with History categories.
A curated collection of the best shelter designs Since the dawn of the Cold War in the 1950's people have sought ways to protect themselves from the specter of global thermonuclear war. Both the private sector and the U.S. government responded with plans for home bomb/fallout shelters. We have reviewed them all and selected the best of the best that still meet the needs of citizens in the 21st Century. With war in Europe again a 'new reality', the need for shelters is not such an old-fashioned idea anymore. Volume One focuses on shielding principles and the classic FEMA shelters, first envisioned in the 1960's, shown here in the updated 1980s-era versions. These nine different designs encompass three basic types; basement retrofit, above-ground, and stand-alone underground. Each design includes plan drawings, material lists (with 2022 costs in USD), and basic construction details. FEMA Shelter designs in this volume include: — Modified Ceiling Shelter, Basement "A" — — Modified Ceiling Shelter, Basement "B" — Concrete Block Shelter, Basement "C" — Snack Bar Shelter, Basement "D" — Tilt up Storage Unit, Basement "E" — Lean-To Shelter, Basement "F" — Outside Concrete Shelter — Aboveground Home Shelter — Home Shelter Masonry Block Future volumes will present more shelter types, including Canadian civil defense designs, and farm-specific ones that even include livestock protection shelters. ALSO: See our other book on fallout shelters, "Expedient Shelter Construction".
Blast Tests Of Expedient Shelters In The Dice Throw Event
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Author : Cresson H. Kearny
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
Blast Tests Of Expedient Shelters In The Dice Throw Event written by Cresson H. Kearny and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Nuclear bomb shelters categories.
Shelter Systems Officer Reference Manual
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language : en
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Release Date : 1983
Shelter Systems Officer Reference Manual written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Assistance in emergencies categories.
Civil Defense Review
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Investigations
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Civil Defense Review written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Investigations and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Civil defense categories.
Civil Defense Review
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Investigations. Civil Defense Panel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Civil Defense Review written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Investigations. Civil Defense Panel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Civil defense categories.