SZ/OEMU/32/1/1 - Cushions as a protection against trench wall movements, 7/40

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/32/1/1

Level of description

Item

Title

Cushions as a protection against trench wall movements, 7/40

Date/s

1940

Quantity & Format

6 leaves

Corporate name

Great Britain. Ministry of Home Security.

Subject

Intrenchments

Creator

Road Research Laboratory

Scope and content

This report explores the reduced impulse a head is exposed to against a cushioned trench wall. Without the cushioning, the head experiences an impulse such as it would get on falling upon a concrete floor. With the cushion, the maximum acceleration to which the head is subjected is of 4g. Tables and graphs are included.

Report for the Ministry of Home Security.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/32 - [OEMU. CDRC - Miscellaneous papers]
    - SZ/OEMU/32/1 - [OEMU. CDRC - Miscellaneous papers, 1940-1946]
      - SZ/OEMU/32/1/1 - Cushions as a protection against trench wall movements, 7/40

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