Design, Development and Evaluation of a 25-Ft. By 48-Ft. Disaster Shelter

Abstract

The 25-ft by 48-ft Disaster Shelter was designed, developed, and evaluated at the Laboratory to fulfill the need for emergency shelter in the event of a major disaster. The design and development included a close analysis and revision of the existing criteria and thorowh studies of materials. The evaluation included erection studies, weathertightness tests, and structvral. tests to determine its adequacy for withstanding the specified loads. It was found from these tests that the building was structurally adequate, both siLaple and rapid to erect, essentially weathertight, and econonical in cost and use of m'srials.