It te nected that structures do mt fail at som crlti~ar
bit fist ove: a Tange cf xesa.re€y ‘marnan: 2 Lactoxs
level,
pressure

of 3), the damege is sumexhat croporifona to the pressure

Ths

observation or structures at ice pessoa leve’c ton be eytrapopates

with some degree of confidenss without expecting 2 sudden and complete
collapse. in most cases, there is always sane weak elameni OF a
structiuwe which will fei. first; guch as boewing in cf & panety a4
stress.

2.3.4

Vehiczes

There is of no apparen? reoulrameant t: everuste vehicles
from Parry to E-iwetok nor any apr esiak edvart age in doine &.
Al} canvas ters should be renceved from the vehlejes
wiminhdelds

The velic le eheuvd fae
should be lowered fiat er ceneved er-irely
he berter prota ites
directiy away et teward the Piast alfhoup: ti as fal

for the radiater and headlight: is after ao3 if the pyle ein far
awoy from the rlast.

2.325 Aircraft
All aircraft shoulc be evarusted wherever meseibe.
fom
smia@il aircraft (including helicopters) which cannot be eva.nated tha
main wings should be removed, and if lett in the cpen, the airersfs
sheuld face toward the biast.

No damage is expested te hults or any part of tete

oa.

2.3.6 Boats

SF

oad

which is usually subjected to wave attien
The .7 pal reves in aguivaert
to a head of a i/2 foat of water which such boats habituatay withetend
oO
as 3

tr

superstructures of those craft are more suscep ble to Lag dang. Wi
that the unbalanced peak orersure is of very sheve duration, ahanl oD) Beals
being rapidiy engulfed by the pressure waves for example, a mas: oF
ano in
t

diameter will feel the peak pressure fer anpreximately fh of ¢ miliisccons.
Following the peak pressure ths biast winds will be of the order cof iti * wh

50 miles per hour at Parry er kniwevok tu> these craft. habitually withsvand
these winds.
2.3.7

Storage Tanks

Storage tanks for fluids should be left full, both
to add mass as well as to prevent the plates from buckling in.
CHAPTar 3

THeMAL oFFECTS
304

General

Like biast, an estimata of thermal effects required enanescs te
certain uncertainties which will be settled by some cf the axnerimants
on the Operation itself.

Fertunately, egain, the estimates for

thermal radiation are sufficiently lew that neo prohibt tive prcbiems
are introduced.

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