Accession Number:

AD0276397

Title:

MODELING TECHNIQUES AS APPLIED TO FALLOUT SIMULATION ON RESIDENTIAL-TYPE STRUCTURES AND SOME PRELIMINARY RESULTS

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

TECHNICAL OPERATIONS INC BURLINGTON MA

Personal Author(s):

• STARBIRD, ALBERT W.
• BATTER, JOHN F., JR.
• MEHLHORN, HERBERT A.

Report Date:

1961-07-08

Pagination or Media Count:

100.0

Abstract:

An experimental study of the radiation attenuation of two residential-type structures was made. The two model structures investigated were surrounded with rings and annular areas of simulated fallout by pumping a 10-curie, cobalt-60 source through plastic tubing at a constant velocity. Radiation measurements were taken with timeintegrating detectors. The theory of measuring radiation effects with models and the facility developed for OCDM Inc. to conduct these experiments are described. A comparison of experimental data obtained in these tests with data obtained in previous full-scale tests made on identical structures at the Nevada test site is included.

Descriptors:

• *FALLOUT
• SIMULATION
• DENSITY
• MEASUREMENT
• MATERIALS
• SHELTERS
• STRUCTURES
• CONCRETE
• CONSTRUCTION
• MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
• GAMMA RAYS
• ATTENUATION
• DOSE RATE
• WOOD
• DOSIMETERS
• HOUSING(DWELLINGS)
• COBALT

Subject Categories:

• Radioactivity, Radioactive Wastes and Fission Products
• Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE