Nuclear shelter

There is increasing current concern about safety from nuclear hazards, including nuclear blasts and radiation. There will be greater involvement in protecting people against such hazards. A nuclear shelter is just one of many ideas to protect and shield a person from the effects of nuclear explosions. These structures can range from a deep buried rigid structure to a concrete framed box covered with soil. 

Concrete Nuclear Shelters Table 9.4 Blast loads on shallow buried surface shelters... 

This section is devoted to the analysis and design of reinforced concrete nuclear shelters. Calculations are given for a particular study using both the British and American codes. Details are also given in this section regarding the Swedish Civil Defence Administration Code. 

Design of a Concrete Nuclear Shelter Against Explosion and Other Loads Based on the Home Office Manual... 

Figure 9.11 shows a typical layout of a domestic nuclear shelter for a family of six. 

Fig. 9.12 Domestic nuclear shelter (reinforcement concrete) detail...

Design of a Nuclear Shelter Based on the US Codes 9.5.1 Introduction... 

Where lacing bars are needed, the following calculations will help in the design of nuclear shelters. The lacings can be in both the vertical and horizontal directions. 

A 3D isoparametric, finite-element analysis has been carried out by Bangash. Figure 9.25 shows the finite-element mesh scheme for a dynamic model for a nuclear shelter. Figure 9.26 gives the relationships between pressure and time. The results are given in Fig. 9.27. 

The Swedish code TB78E provides novel details of the nuclear shelter. They are presented here by courtesy of the Civil Defence Administration of Sweden. Figures 9.28 and 9.29 show structural details of a roof slab and sectional details illustrating various reinforcements. 

Fig. 9.30b Principal stresses for a nuclear shelter (all stresses are maximum principal stresses)...

Finite Element Analysis of a Domestic Nuclear Shelter 591... 

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