SZ/OEMU/29/1/44-45 - Note on the Mansfield tunnel experiments, 6/2/42

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/29/1/44-45

Level of description

Item

Title

Note on the Mansfield tunnel experiments, 6/2/42

Date/s

1942

Quantity & Format

9 leaves

Creator

Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security. Research and Experiments Department.

Scope and content

R.C. 298

Report on tests in which 250 kg. bombs were exploded above tunnels of various sizes. It was discovered that tunnels with effective cover of 28 feet could withstand 250 kg. bombs. Also, the design of the arch within a tunnel can help reduce the effect of the bombs. Includes photographs taken inside the tunnels after the tests.

Two copies. Corrigenda slip attached.

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/29/1/44-45 - Note on the Mansfield tunnel experiments, 6/2/42

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