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The document describes the design and experimental evaluation of a blast resistant underground shelter. The shelter is made of lightweight galvanized steel sheet segments that can be assembled on site in 3-4 hours by 10 people. It is capable of withstanding a pressure of 12 psi from a 20 kt nuclear detonation 1.5 km away. Finite element analysis was used to model and analyze the shelter components, representing the steel sheets and soil as plate elements. Testing validated that the modular shelter can effec
- Author
- Navi Rengarajan
- Language
- EN