Variations in Aircraft Shelter Costs
ResearchPublished 1956
ResearchPublished 1956
This short paper estimates the costs for B-52 and B-47 hardened shelters as a function of blast pressure resistance (50, 100, 150, or 200 psi) and structural system (either reinforced concrete with steel roof or structural steel only).
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