The results of an experimental study which was conducted to determine the strength of residential, wood floor systems over basements to uniform static load are presented in this report. A single family residence which was slated for demolition was acquired and load tested. Two load tests were conducted. The first load test was concerned with the strength of the as-built floor system. One half of the floor system was instrumented and loaded to collapse. Failure was experienced as 185.4 psf. The...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Longinow,A, IIT RESEARCH INST CHICAGO IL, *FLOORS, *STATIC LOADS, NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS,...
The detailed socioeconomic impacts reported in this volume form background information for the analysis contained in the M-X Deployment Area Selection and Land Withdrawal/Acquisition Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and its associated Environmental Technical Reports (ETRs). The data tables presented here provide projections of the key socioeconomic impacts of M-X deployment in Beaver County, Utah for all alternatives that affect this region. The impacts considered in this report...
Topics: DTIC Archive, HENNINGSON DURHAM AND RICHARDSON SANTA BARBARA CA, *SITE SELECTION, *ENVIRONMENTAL...
The detailed socioeconomic impacts reported in this volume form background information for the analysis contained in the M-X Deployment Area Selection and Land Withdrawal/Acquisition Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and its associated Environmental Technical Reports (ETRs). The data tables presented here provide projections of the key socioeconomic impacts of M-X deployment in Washington County, Utah for all alternatives that affect this region. The impacts considered in this report...
Topics: DTIC Archive, HENNINGSON DURHAM AND RICHARDSON SANTA BARBARA CA, *SITE SELECTION, *ENVIRONMENTAL...
Argonne National Laboratory has conducted an enhanced preliminary assessment of the Army housing property located in Orange, CT. The objectives of this assessment include identifying and characterizing all environmentally significant operations, identifying areas of environmental contamination that may require immediate remedial actions, identifying other actions which may be necessary to resolve all identified environmental problems, and identifying other environmental concerns that may...
Topics: DTIC Archive, ARGONNE NATIONAL LAB IL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH DIV, *CONTAMINATION,...
Two typical two-story frame houses, without utilities, were located at 7500 and 3500 ft from Ground Zero of a 16.4-kt bomb exploded at 300 ft above the ground. Exposure of the houses was for public demonstration purposes and to study the gamma-radiation scatter and the effects of thermal radiation and blast on each house. Both houses were furnished, and, in each, department-store mannequins were placed in the dining and living rooms. Film badges to measure gamma radiation were placed in layers...
Topics: DTIC Archive, FEDERAL CIVIL DEFENSE ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON DC, *NUCLEAR EXPLOSION DAMAGE,...
This paper describes a statistical procedure developed to analyze the mobility experience of households who participated in an experimental test of housing allowances. Although the procedure was designed for administrative records, it is generally applicable to other longitudinal microdata that are 'censored' by short periods of observation. The procedure's application here shows the major role played by eligibility requirements in the mobility of housing allowance recipients. It also...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Menchik,Mark David, RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA, *MOBILITY, *STATISTICAL ANALYSIS,...
The Enlisted Billet Cost Model has been developed to compute the cost of manning Navy billets with personnel having requisite ratings and pay grades, in terms of investment and operating cost to the U.S. government, for each year in the life cycle of a given billet. The resulting cost data are displayed for each active Navy rating by pay grade (E-2 through E-9) and reflect the total cost of manning an established or proposed operational billet. (Author)
Topics: DTIC Archive, Koehler,Ernest A, *ENLISTED PERSONNEL, *LIFE CYCLE COSTS, *BILLETS(PERSONNEL),...
The Enlisted Billet Cost Model has been developed to compute the cost of manning Navy billets with personnel having requisite ratings and pay grades, in terms of investment and operating cost to the U.S. government, for each year in the life cycle of a given billet. The resulting cost data are displayed for each active Navy rating by pay grade (E-2 through E-9) and reflect the total cost of manning an established or proposed operational billet. (Author)
Topics: DTIC Archive, Koehler,Ernest A, NAVY PERSONNEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER SAN DIEGO CA,...
We reviewed the contingency funds approved by the Congress to cover shortages in Defense's overseas programs caused by foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. The objective of this review was to evaluate the effectiveness of procedures for using and accounting for these funds, which total $1.1 billion. We found the procedures to be generally effective, but noted inconsistencies among the Military Services in handling exchange rate fluctuations for some programs and activities and a few...
Topics: DTIC Archive, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC INTERNATIONAL DIV, *ECONOMIC ANALYSIS,...
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Topic: UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT,PUBLIC UTILITIES,HOUSING (DWELLINGS)
Cost cutting insights that reap small rewards at one locale or in a relatively minor function could conceivably save substantial sums when extended to other locales and functions. This pamphlet, which organizes a thousand cost-saving ideas with relevant bibliographies for wide distribution throughout the Department of Defense, serves as a starting point in the procedure by showing how existing management data can be cataloged and disseminated.
Topics: DTIC Archive, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (MANPOWER INSTALLATIONS AND LOGISTICS) WASHINGTON DC,...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Kain, John F, RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA, *DECISION MAKING, *TRAFFIC, MATHEMATICAL...
This report estimates the probability that Academy personnel will live on or off base. The report uses a Logit model with stratification by income; it relates certain socio-economic characteristics of the income groups to the probability that they will choose to live on base. Results indicate that it would be very difficult to impossible to fill Academy housing with a free choice option. The addition of Peterson to the population would probably, given local economic conditions, suffice to fill...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Fleming,Kenneth H, AIR FORCE ACADEMY CO, *HOUSING(DWELLINGS), MATHEMATICAL MODELS,...
A key feature of the 600 Ship Navy is the expansion of homeport facilities at strategic locations on both coasts of the United States. In order to maximize federal dollars spent on the most mission essential aspects of the Homeport Concept, Congress has urged the Navy to look for alternative methods of financing various supporting functions. One method under consideration for the New York Homeport is the 'build to lease' provisions used frequently at European installations. Authorized under...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Stauffer, Douglas H, GEORGIA INST OF TECH ATLANTA, *HOUSING(DWELLINGS), *COST...
The Air Force plans to deploy the Peacekeeper Missile system within the 90th Strategic Missile Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base (AFB) near Cheyenne, Wyoming. The Peacekeeper system is an advanced, land-based intercontinental ballistic missile system designed to improve the nation's strategic deterrent force. Land-based strategic missiles are an integral part of the United States nuclear deterrence strategy. Air, sea, and land-based weapons form a TRIAD of strategic forces, each with different...
Topics: DTIC Archive, DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON DC, *ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS, *GUIDED...
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New York District recently completed construction of barracks and adjoining administrative facilities for the 385th Infantry Battalion at Fort Drum, but the job was different from other barracks projects that are springing up as the installation continues to grow. The 385th is one of the Army's Warrior in Transition (WIT) units a relatively new concept for the Army. The units are made up of wounded Soldiers and are geared toward helping them...
Topics: DTIC Archive, ARMY ENGINEER SCHOOL FORT LEONARD WOOD MO, *BARRACKS, *CIVIL ENGINEERING,...
This Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA); the President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA, 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1500-1508; and the Environmental Impact Analysis Process, 32 CFR 989. The decision in this FONSI is based on informationn contained in the Environmental Assessment to Construct a Perimeter Fence at Georgetown...
Topics: DTIC Archive, CH2M HILL SACRAMENTO CA, *ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, *FENCES, *PERIMETERS(DEFENSE),...
Contents: Section 1 - Summary of Requirements by Budget Program, Section 2 - Introduction, Section 3 - Summary Tables: Summary of Personnel in Paid Status, Reserve Component Personnel on Active Duty, Monthly Personnel Strength Plan; Schedule of Gains and Losses to Selected Reserve Strengths, Summary of Entitlements by Activity and Subactivity, Analysis of Appropriation Changes, Summary of Basic Pay and Retired Pay Accrual, Summary of Basic Allowance for Quarters and Variable Housing Allowance...
Topics: DTIC Archive, OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER (NAVY) WASHINGTON DC, *MILITARY RESERVES, *NAVAL BUDGETS,...
This report describes the results of a bottom up examination of the impact of airport noise on housing values. The primary objective of this assessment was to determine whether a valid national level determination regarding the impact of airport noise on housing values could be made based on studies at individual airports. The studies were not intended to obtain precise values of the noise impact on property values around the airports that were considered. An analytical approach was designed...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Desai, Vijay R., BOOZ-ALLEN AND HAMILTON INC MCLEAN VA, *ECONOMIC IMPACT, *AIRPORTS,...
Topics: DTIC Archive, CHONG (CEDRIC D) AND ASSOCIATES INC HONOLULU HI, *ARMY FACILITIES, *ENERGY...
There is no single federal definition of homelessness. However, most federal programs for the homeless define a homeless individual as a person who lacks a fixed and night-time residence or whose primary residence is a supervised public or private shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations, an institution accommodating persons intended to be institutionalized, or a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human...
Topics: DTIC Archive, McCarty, Maggie, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE,...
JPRS publications contain information primarily from foreign newspapers, periodicals and books, but also from news agency transmissions and broad-casts. Materials from foreign-language sources are translated; those from English-language sources are transcribed or reprinted, with the original phrasing and other characteristics retained. This report contains information on Consumer Goods Production and Distribution, Domestic Trade, Policy and Economics, Food Processing in USSR.
Topics: DTIC Archive, JOINT PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH SERVICE ARLINGTON VA, *GOVERNMENT(FOREIGN),...
This report contains translations/transcriptions of articles and/or broadcasts on consumer goods and domestic trade in the USSR. Topics include: consumer goods production and distribution, housing and personal services, consumer sector policy and economics, personal income and savings, and food processing and distribution.
Topics: DTIC Archive, JOINT PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH SERVICE ARLINGTON VA, *USSR, *COMMERCE, *ECONOMICS,...
This study provides a history of military housing policies following the inception of the All-Volunteer Force Concept (1973-1996). The focus is upon military housing within the United States. Housing policies are examined within a quality-of-life perspective. The report discusses changes in force characteristics, career duties and demands of members of the Armed Forces, the nature of military housing programs and benefits, and the military community during this period. Broad housing trends for...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Twiss, Pamela C., MARYWOOD COLL SCRANTON PA MILITARY FAMILY INST, *MILITARY HISTORY,...
Projecting future wood needs in the housing industry has many facets: understanding characteristics of present housing stock; projecting regional growth trends; and studying architectural and construction innovations; as well as ascertaining barriers to implementing housing innovation. Many of these areas are in a dramatic state of flux due to changes in growth trends, life-styles and the economy. The housing industry, thought by many to be impervious to change, is being forced to address these...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Lewis,P H , Jr, WISCONSIN UNIV-MADISON, *FORECASTING, *WOOD, *HOUSING(DWELLINGS),...
To determine if manufactured/factory-built family housing is more cost-effective in providing housing than conventional construction, Congress directed that a test of construction methods be conducted. In 1982, Congress authorized the construction of 200 units of manufactured/factory-built housing at Fort Irwin, CA, and concurrently, 144 units of conventionally built units. Congress directed the Department of Defense (DOD) to conduct a fair and reliable study comparing the operation and...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Neathammer, Robert D, CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB (ARMY) CHAMPAIGN IL,...
The financial crisis of 2008 shocked markets and led to a global recession. Failure of the financial markets caused economies to shrink resulting in hardship and loss around the world. In our modern connected world, few nations escaped the consequences of the crisis. This huge financial crisis diminished the economic strength of our nation, with significant implications for our national defense. This paper will address competing views of the causes of the crisis, and will discuss some of its...
Topics: DTIC Archive, ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP, *CRISIS...
The Housing Welcome Center (HWC) in Monterey, CA manages more than 2,200 military family houses and provides services to approximately 4,500 service members. The current housing information system consists of a proprietary legacy database system, a homemade non-relational database, a collection of word processing documents, and a static online application Web site. This semi-manual system can introduce errors, inconsistencies, and redundancies that may lead to frustration and possibly a...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Brickey, Jonalan, NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA, *DATA BASES, *DECISION...
The study examines Army families as related to the important areas of housing, health, income, education, and recreation. Additionally, social and psychological factors such as career advantages, privacy, sense of community, security, mobility, religion, and marital relations are investigated. Comparisons are drawn between Army families and civilian families in selected areas. The report attempts to identify the state of the art by listing all available data and research sources relating to...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Bennett, Jr , William M, ARMY WAR COLLEGE CARLISLE BARRACKS PA, *MILITARY PERSONNEL,...
This document contains articles from foreign periodicals translated into English on energy in the USSR. Some topics discussed are electric power, pipelines, energy sources, housing, and construction.
Topics: DTIC Archive, JOINT PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH SERVICE ARLINGTON VA, *USSR, *ENERGY, *ELECTRIC POWER,...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Hill, Jaqueline, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC RESOURCES COMMUNITY AND...
The theme of this Quarterly Report, A Nascent Normalcy: The Evolution of U.S. Assistance to a Sovereign Iraq, reflects the recognition of a fundamental shift in the U.S. relief and reconstruction effort this year, which SIGIR dubbed in January The Year of Transfer. The most salient features of that fundamental shift include: the rising primacy of Iraq's capital budget as the chief funding source for further reconstruction, resulting in an appropriate decrease in U.S. assistance, the...
Topics: DTIC Archive, SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION ARLINGTON VA, *IRAQ, *AUDITING,...
The document presents information on air attacks and on civil defense preparations and accomplishments in the city of Hamburg, Germany, up to the time of the large scale attacks that began on July 25, 1943. A map summary of bombed sites; numerical and graphical summaries of the air attacks; a map of security police groups, sectors, and precincts; and a diagram of the organization and structure of the security policy are presented. The bulk of the document consists of a chronology of police...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Miller, Carl F, STANFORD RESEARCH INST MENLO PARK CA, *CIVIL DEFENSE, *AIR FORCE...
The planned structure of the building was predetermined by the need to house laboratory workers, joined by common work and joint living in the severe climate of the Arctic. Lightweight prefabricated supporting and enclosing components of efficient materials comprise the design feature of the building. (Author)
Topics: DTIC Archive, COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER N H, *BUILDINGS, *ARCTIC REGIONS,...
Expedient methods were developed that could be used by an average person, using only materials readily available, to protect himself and his family from injury by toxic (e.g., radioactive) aerosols. The most effective means of protection was the use of a household vacuum cleaner to maintain a small positive pressure on a closed house during passage of the aerosol cloud. Protection factors of 800 and above were achieved.
Topics: DTIC Archive, Cristy, G A, *NUCLEAR RADIATION PROTECTION, PARTICLE SIZE, EMERGENCIES, CIVIL...
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) estimates family housing requirements at U.S. Navy installations using mainframe computer programs that are maintained and run by the Navy's Facilities Systems Office (FACSO). The Logistics Management Institute (LMI) has replicated many of these programs in a personal computer (PC) environment, creating a Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet model to facilitate ad hoc analyses and to increase NAVFAC's understanding of the FACSO programs. This users guide...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Small, Eric M, LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT INST BETHESDA MD, *COMPUTER PROGRAMS, *NAVAL...
This report describes the application of the hedonic pricing technique (property values) to the evaluation of lake resources. Hedonic models are developed to test three hypotheses: (1) Land value of lakefront property is greater than non lake-front property. (2) The effect of lake characteristics (size and water quality) is realized in land values. (3) Water resource related impact on land value will diminish with distance from the water sources. Results confirmed all three hypotheses and...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Feather, Timothy D, ARMY ENGINEER INST FOR WATER RESOURCES ALEXANDRIA VA, *WATER...
The U.S. Army maintains 270 million sq ft of family housing. Sixty- five percent of these structures are more than 25 years old and are likely to have both interior and exterior surfaces painted with lead-based paint. To minimize potential health problems resulting from exposure to lead-based paint, the Army is investigating new technologies for lead-based paint abatement. This research evaluates the effectiveness, safety, and cost of vacuum abrasive units and heat guns as methods of removing...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Gooch, Jan W, CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB (ARMY) CHAMPAIGN IL, *ARMY...
This research was to determine the effects of the Service Writer Methodology on responsiveness and turnaround time in Directorate of Engineering and Housing (DEH) vehicle maintenance shops and to collect data on productive, indirect productive, and nonproductive time to be used in a draft staffing guide currently being developed. The process was investigated at the DEH maintenance activities at Fort Riley, KS and Fort Bragg, NC. Contractor human factors engineers observed and recorded work...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Snyder, Carla M, LITTLE (ARTHUR D) INC CAMBRIDGE MA, *MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT,...
Vandenberg Space Shuttle contractor costs exceeded Air Force budget expectations by approximately 100 million dollars in Fiscal Year 1982. This paper presents the results of an investigation of this cost overrun. The primary cause was discovered to be Air Force underestimates of contractor labor costs. Space shuttle contractors were paying out higher than expected salaries and wages to attract scientists, engineers, and technicians to the Vandenberg area. A major cause of increased salaries and...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Gertcher,F L, AIR FORCE ACADEMY CO, *Labor, *Housing(Dwellings), California, Air...
In an investigation sponsored by the Navy Family Housing Office, a series of tests were conducted to determine the improvement in acoustical sound transmission loss resulting from housing envelope energy conservation retrofits involving increasing the insulation level and/or controlling the air leakage. The data generated will be utilized in selecting energy conservation measures with maximum acoustical benefits, for retrofitting family housing units near aircraft operations, where excessive...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Verschoor,J D, MANVILLE SERVICE CORP DENVER CO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER,...
This report contains a review of the literature on Earth-Sheltered Housing (ESH), an analysis of the protection potential against natural and technological hazards, cost comparison with conventional construction, an example design, and a discussion of institutional issues and policy options affecting the adoption of ESH.
Topics: DTIC Archive, Chester, C. V., OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LAB TN, *HOUSING(DWELLINGS), *UNDERGROUND...
The Westport military housing facility presents no imminent or substantial threat to human health or the environment. There is no evidence to suggest that hazardous or toxic constituents have ever been released from this property. No immediate remedial actions, therefore, are warranted for the site. Although these housing units were originally developed in conjunction with a Nike missile battery, available documentation and circumstantial evidence indicate that the housing property was wholly...
Topics: DTIC Archive, ARGONNE NATIONAL LAB IL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH DIV, *HOUSING(DWELLINGS), LAUNCHING...
The Rural Ridge housing facility located in Rural Ridge, Pa., does not represent any imminent or substantial threat to human health or the environment. There is no evidence to suggest that hazardous or toxic constituents have ever been released from this property. This property was originally developed in conjunction with a NIKE missile battery located in Rural Ridge, Pa. However, no wastes associated with the operation and maintenance of the missile and tracking systems have ever been...
Topics: DTIC Archive, ARGONNE NATIONAL LAB IL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH DIV, *CONTAMINATION,...
Roy F. Weston, Inc. has conducted a sampling and analysis program of the Army housing property located in Westport, Connecticut. The objectives of this effort include further characterization of environmental contamination identified in an enhanced preliminary assessment carried out in 1989. The specific activities performed at this site were identification, evaluation of the condition, and collection of sample from specific suspected asbestos- containing materials, including floor tiles, pipe...
Topics: DTIC Archive, WESTON (ROY F) INC WEST CHESTER PA, *CONTAMINATION, INSULATION, FLOORS, REPORTS,...
Contents: State List, Mission List, Installation Index, Budget Appendix Extract, Special Program Considerations, Project Justifications - Inside the United States, Project Justifications - Outside the United States, Pollution Abatement, Unspecified Minor Construction, Architectural and Engineering Services and Construction Design, Access Roads, Project $1 Million and Under, Family Housing, New Construction and Improvements, Support, and Defense Business Operations Fund Projects.
Topics: DTIC Archive, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC, *CONGRESS, NAVY, COST ESTIMATES, CONSTRUCTION,...
The Air Force spends $1 billion each year to preserve, maintain, and restore environmental resources under its control (Budget of the United States Government, 1994). Assessing the benefit of this spending is a central issue in federal environmental management. As federal environmental management moves from a "clean it up at any cost" mentality to one which carefully considers the costs and benefits of spending, a fundamental question arises: What value of environmental resources does...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Haynie, Timothy P., AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH, *MILITARY...
This report provides data on the amount of green space, length of roads, and amount of retail floor space in selected Soviet cities. Information on these subjects is fragmentary and in most cases not reported except for housing and retail floor space, which is reported for the oblast, republic, and national aggregates. Most of the information in this report is presented by city in alphabetical order. One table shows the retail floor space by Soviet republic. Data researched thus far do not...
Topics: DTIC Archive, Burnham, Ly, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC FEDERAL RESEARCH DIV, *FUNCTIONAL...
Topics: DTIC Archive, JOINT PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH SERVICE ARLINGTON VA, *USSR, *ECONOMICS, TRANSPORTATION,...
This report from the Near East/South Asia contains articles on Arab Tribes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Topics: DTIC Archive, Hamzah, Fuad, JOINT PUBLICATIONS RESEARCH SERVICE ARLINGTON VA, *ARABS, *SAUDI...
