Stations 821 through 824 - Reinforced Concrete Slabs.

There was no

damage to these slabs; the design is believed to be adequate.

Station 825.

There was no damage to this structure; the design is

considered adequate,

Station 826 - Reinforced Concrete Structure. There was no damage to
this structure except fine diagonal cracks above the door frame, which
were probably caused by contraction. Design of this structure is considered adequate,

Stations 827 and 828 ~ Wood Frame Structure.

these structures.

There was no damage to

The design is considered adequate.

DAMAGE TO PAVED AREAS
Tower Sites, 3 inch Asphaltic Pavement within 400 foot Radius from

Zero. The blast effect on the pavement in this area varied from total
destruction in the crater area to a highly oxidized and badly cracked
pavement at the outer limit. The heat from the blast vaporized the volative olis and burned the residual bitumen and aggregate to a cinderlike
mass, At Engebi this mass is rather brittle and at Runit and The Aomon
Group it is more friable. Most of this area is covered with a very fine
dust.
The shock waves created by the detonations completely shattered the
pavement at Engebi in a very irregular pattern and buckled the pavement
into ridges about eight inches in height throughout the area. Due to the

friable condition of the material at Runit and The Aomon Group, the ridging and cracking were not pronounced.

Tower Sites, 1-1/2 inch Asphaltic Pavement within 1,000 foot to 400

foot Radius from Zero.

The blast effect on the pavement in this area

varied from the condition at
oxidized and friable mixture
ridging at Engebi disappears
pavement at all sites seemed
radius line. In view of the

the 400 foot radius described above to an
at the 1000 foot radius. The shock wave
about 850 feet from zero. The oxidized
to become more friable near the 1000 foot
fact that a substantial portion of the paved

area withstood the effects of heat and blast, it is reasonable to assume

that the paving was effective as a stabilizing agent.

stabilization and Paving at Scientific Structures. These areas that
existed outside of approximately a 1200 foot radius did not suffer any
severe blast damage.

The design is considered adequate.

Airstrips. The only airstrip that suffered blast damage was at
Engebi. This damage consisted of high oxidation of the surface and con-

siderable cracking. The blasts (especially E+) covered the strip with
broken concrete, coral, etc. Hlading and stabilization were required
after the blasts to put the strip in an operable condition.

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