Title:
Using Geometry to Improve Survivability
Author(s):
William R. Burkett
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
11
Issue:
1
Appears on pages(s):
56-58
Keywords:
blast-resistant structures; hyperbolic parabolic shells; impact resistance; reinforced concrete; shelters; subsurface structures; General
DOI:
Date:
1/1/1989
Abstract:
The Engineering and Services Laboratory of the U.S. Air Force collaborated with the University of Tennessee to investigate the use of nonstandard geometry to improve the cost-effectiveness and survivability of shelters against conventional weapons effects. Their research concentrated on developing the hyperbolic paraboloid (HYPAR) structural system for buried shelters.