SZ/OEMU/29/2/22-23 - Report on tests of the effect of earth shock on houses, Richmond Park, 29th July and 28th August 1942, October 1942

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/29/2/22-23

Level of description

Item

Title

Report on tests of the effect of earth shock on houses, Richmond Park, 29th July and 28th August 1942, October 1942

Date/s

1942

Quantity & Format

2 leaves

Creator

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

Scope and content

R.C. 353

Describes tests carried out on scale-model houses to show relative damage caused by earthshock and blast. More damage is caused by a bomb exploding on the surface than by earthshock due to the same bomb exploding underground.

Two copies.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/29 - [OEMU. CDRC - Shelters, beams, and walls]
    - SZ/OEMU/29/2 - [OEMU. CDRC - Shelters, beams, and walls. File Two]
      - SZ/OEMU/29/2/22-23 - Report on tests of the effect of earth shock on houses, Richmond Park, 29th July and 28th August 1942, October 1942

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