The effect of atomic weapons on glazing and window construction :
annex 3.5 : scientific director's report of atomic weapon tests at Eniwetok, 1951 /
by Walton C. Clark.

Description

Main Author

Clark, Walton C.

Related Names

United States. General Services Administration.
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.

Language(s)

English

Published

Oak Ridge, Tenn. : U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Technical Information Service, 1955.

Subjects

Windows > Windows / Environmental aspects.
Nuclear weapons > Nuclear weapons / Marshall Islands > Nuclear weapons / Marshall Islands / Eniwetok Proving Grounds > Nuclear weapons / Marshall Islands / Eniwetok Proving Grounds / Testing.

Summary

This investigation was undertaken to determine the relative resistance of different types of commercial windows and glazing to an atomic blast, also to determine what degree of protection from flying glass is provided by Venetian blinds, insect screens, and wire netting. Various types of windows glazed with plastic and different kinds of glass were installed on four sides of a test structure, which was exposed to the blast of an atomic weapon. The photographic record and detailed description of the windows before and after the blast included in this report provide a basis for evaluating comparative damage.

Note

Work performed at the General Services Administration, Washington, D.C.
"Date Declassified: December 28, 1954."
"August 1951."

Physical Description

75 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

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