Experimental Evaluation of the Fallout-Radiation Protection Provided by Selected Structures in the Los Angeles Area (open access)

Experimental Evaluation of the Fallout-Radiation Protection Provided by Selected Structures in the Los Angeles Area

Report regarding experiments made to determine the fallout-radiation protection offered by four types of buildings in Los Angeles, California. The first structure was the Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Biology and the University of California at Los Angeles, the second was a fallout shelter, the third was the communications area of the Los Angeles Police Department building, and the fourth was a classroom.
Date: June 1962
Creator: Burson, Z. G. (Zolin G.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Determinations of Aerodynamic-Drag Parameters of Small Irregular Objects by Means of Drop Tests (open access)

Determinations of Aerodynamic-Drag Parameters of Small Irregular Objects by Means of Drop Tests

Report concerning the results of an experiment that determined the masses and velocities of over 20,000 objects and laboratory animals by simulating the blast winds of nuclear explosions.
Date: June 1960
Creator: Fletcher, E. R.; Albright, R. W.; Goldizen, V. C. & Bowen, I. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Weapons Effects Tests of Blast Type Shelters : A Documentary Compendium of Test Reports (open access)

Nuclear Weapons Effects Tests of Blast Type Shelters : A Documentary Compendium of Test Reports

Report describing and comparing the effects of atomic explosions on a variety of family shelters. The structures, test conditions, and instrumentation are described.
Date: June 1969
Creator: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Civil Effects Test Operations Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library