SZ/OEMU/29/1/34-35 - A comparison of American and British penetration tests into concrete, 6/1/42

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/29/1/34-35

Level of description

Item

Title

A comparison of American and British penetration tests into concrete, 6/1/42

Date/s

1942

Quantity & Format

4 leaves

Creator

Civil Defence Research Committee

Scope and content

R.C. 294

Compares penetration tests in three areas: crater volume plotted against energy; penetration depths; and the thicknesses required to resist perforation by bombs. Includes detailed tables, and graphs.

Two copies. [SZ/OEMU/29/1/34] has a corrigenda slip attached which reads "For English read British wherever it occurs."

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/29 - [OEMU. CDRC - Shelters, beams, and walls]
    - SZ/OEMU/29/1 - [OEMU. CDRC - Shelters, beams, and walls. File One]
      - SZ/OEMU/29/1/34-35 - A comparison of American and British penetration tests into concrete, 6/1/42

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