FAMILY SIIELTER SERIES

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GENERAL INFORMATION
This sheltorwill provide protection against the effects of radioactive fallo'ut. It can also.protect from limited blasL overpressures. The shelter is
located belowground outsicle a house but is reached

from the basement. Its principal ad.vantages ars in flexibility of shape and design to conform to the houss design and in the use of materia,ls that tie in with the new construsbion of, a house. Be' cause of the headroom and. interiorspace the sheltercanbeused forofher purposes.
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S E C T I O N B-B

,TECHNICAL SUMMARY
Space and Occupancy.-Tho shelter in this de'area and 420 cubic sign has over ?0 soallare feet of feet of space. It will provide occlrp&ncy for six
Petsorls.

blast resist ance of 5-pounds-per-scluare-inch overptesslrI.e,

Ventilation.-Ventilation equiprnent and pipe are required. A hand-operated blower shouid be

to furnish at leas'u 20 cuJric feet of air per minrite. 'Ihe air is exhaust.ed through a separate
-*pecified
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Availability and Cost of Materials.-St.ructurai clay masonry units, brick, and structui'nl tile are available at your local building materials supplier. Cost of the materials and ecluipment for the basic shelter is estimated at $300 to $.350. Labor cost should rrln approximately $250 to $300 rvhen performed as part of nerv house construction.
Fallout Frotection Factor.-The protection factor for a sholter of this type is over 1000.

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Construction Time.-A home-construction project that includes this shelter rvill not require additional trades or crafts not already on the project. Tho tirne for construction of this shelter could incl'ease normal house construction time by a fen'
-clays.

Blast Frotection.-1'his shelter hls a structural

Structural Life Expectancy.-Assuming llorlnal construction practices, this structule, lvith a minimum of maintenance, should last more than 30
years.

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CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE No constrrrction soouence is given for this shelter

because the work would probably be supervisod by a contractor familia,r with new construction.

BILL OF MATERIALS
Itent Roof Quunti,ty
:

8" x 72" x 72" structural clay tile ASTM-C5?-grade

F'TI. Steel reinforcing, No. 6 defonned bars

72 pieces.
10 pieces.

7'6"

length,

ASTM-A-15-Straight. Stesl reinforcing, No. ? deformed bars 10' length, 10 pieces. bent up and hooked ASTM-A-15. Concrete, minimum 3,000 pounds per squar6 inch------ 1.5 cubio yards.
\4rails:

Brick, standard size (?P/u" x

grad.e S'W.

4" x 8") ASTM-C62-

3,800 pieces.
4.

Anchors ('7/n"
tr'loor:

xt" x4") steel-----Mortar (7-y4-gs/4 cement-lime-sand)

grade X-TI. Concrete, minimum 3,000 pounds per square

65 cubic feet. 96 pieces.

0.? cubic

Tilo (4" x 12" x t2") structural clay ASTM-Cl7inch------

yard.

tr'ootings:
Concrete, minimum 3,000 pounds por square inch------Steel reinforcing, No. 4 reinforcing bars ASTM-A15-Miscellaneous: Parge tr/4-3s/4 mortar AS TM-C2?0-Type M- - - - - - - Asphalt Blower (at least 20-cubic-feet-per-minute rating) ----Mounting bracket, blower-- -fntake and exhaust ventpipe, 3" steel (sufrcient for both intake and vent pipes). tr'ittings:
1.0 cubic yard. 68 linear foet.

8 cubic fset. 5 gallons.

1. 1.

16

linear feet.

Ells 3" steel------Tees 3" steel------Vontpipe cap------tr'lyscreen 7" x7" (for vent

2. 1.
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and intake pipes)

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