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NAS BARBERS POINT

SCIENTIFIC

F&S NO.

TITLE

09020

Companion Test Vehicle (CTV) Building

USER

STRUCTURE, FACILITY NO.

SANDIA

SCIENTIFIC STATION NO.

1735

BoD

None
FOD

FUNDING

($000)

AGENCY
AEC

ENGR

PROC

CONST

TOTAL

PRE-GO
Prior Cost

5.9

50.9

56.8

TOTAL

5.9

50.9

56.8

FURN

COMPLETED
DESCRIPTION

The Companion Test Vehicle (CTV) Building (completedin 1965)is

located in the southeast corner of the Secure Trailer Compound. A 20-ft. wide
asphaltic concrete access road extends from a 20-ft. wide gate in the north fence
of the compound to the building.
The steel framed, 30 x 50-ft. building, with a clear height of 12-ft. has corrugated aluminum roofing and siding. A 15 x 50-ft. concrete ramp adjoins the west
side of the building, anda 15 x 30 x 8-ft. high equipment shelter for storing dollies and materials handling equipment during operations is affixed to the north side.

A fresh water line and a sewer are provided. An underground electric conduit
from a power panel at the west end of Dock 1687 provides 120/208-volt, 3-phase
power.
The floor is a reinforced concrete slab designed to support castored loads of
1000 lbs. per wheel on 3-ft. centers.
Illuminationis supplied by four (4) plastic skylights and by suspended fluorescent
fixtures which provide 50 foot-candles at desk level.

Two (2) exterior floodlights

are provided for the concrete ramp. The only fixed partitions occur around the
latrine in the northeast corner of the building, but 8-ft. high curtains on aluminum
traverse tracks can be closed to partition two (2) 12 x 16-ft. areas in the south

portion of the building.
The building is insulated and air conditioned to maintain a temperature of 75°F

(~6°) and a relative humidity of 50%.

A 2-ton monorail with a manually operated chain hoist and a hook lift height of
8-ft. runs the full 50-ft. length of the building.

Nine (9) Sandia-furnished antennas are mounted ona platform atop the roof at
the south end of the building; and an electromagnetic clearance zone, free of

9-15

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Cera Fisted

VOLU

April 1969

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