SZ/OEMU/29/2/4-5 - Bomb proof shelter design. Model experiments on the resistance, to explosions, of roofs and walls recommended in ARP Handbook No. 5A, February 1942

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/29/2/4-5

Level of description

Item

Title

Bomb proof shelter design. Model experiments on the resistance, to explosions, of roofs and walls recommended in ARP Handbook No. 5A, February 1942

Date/s

1942

Quantity & Format

9 leaves

Creator

Road Research Laboratory

Scope and content

R.C. 327

ARP/324/LGS

Describes damage caused by the explosion of the equivalent of 250 kg and 500 kg bombs, and explains that less steel reinforcement and a lower grade of concrete would not result in a lower standard of protection. Recommends full-scale tests. Includes detailed tables and diagrams.

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/29/2/4-5 - Bomb proof shelter design. Model experiments on the resistance, to explosions, of roofs and walls recommended in ARP Handbook No. 5A, February 1942

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