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Key issues in body armour: threats, materials and design

open access: yes, 2012
This chapter will examine the mechanics and materials of body armour in military, police and some security related applications to protect the wearer from penetrative threats.
I. Horsfall, Horsfall, Ian
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Glass ceramic armour systems for light armour applications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
This paper descries an experimental evaluation of lithium-zinc-silicate glass ceramics when used as the strike face of an armour system. It is shown that against soft cored 7.62mm rounds (lead or mild steel cores) glass ceramics offer protection at an ...
Horsfall, Ian
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Development of the Modular Ballistic Protection System

open access: yes, 2007
Force protection has become a high priority of the United States military for the last several years. One area where there is inherintently little protection is in tents. During the beginning of conflicts as well as for units who are highly expeditionary,
Goslin, Keenan Michael
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Private Security Service Staff Personal Ballistic Protection Resistance Study
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open access: yes, 2012
Předmětem předložené diplomové práce je problematika testování balistické ochrany s ohledem na její využití v soukromých bezpečnostních službách. Teoretická část je věnována způsobům teoretického ohodnocení prostředků balistické ochrany a podmínkám a ...
Krupica, Dalibor
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Evaluation of Ballistic Materials For Back Protection Under Low Velocity Impact

open access: yes, 2004
Low velocity impacts to the back are known to cause severe injury to crucial components such as the spine and kidneys. Researchers at Natick Soldier Center want to develop a solution that incorporates protection against low velocity impacts with the ...
Carboni, Marina
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The role of contemporary ferrous and nonferrous materials in ballistic protection of military vehicles

open access: yes, 2014
Metallic armor is the most mature class of armor materials and is still widely used for ballistic protection today. Although the materials for metallic armor are highly developed, new and innovative metallic armor systems are being used to improve the ...
Dimeski, Dimko, Srebrenkoska, Vineta
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Anti–ballistic protection as an aspect of contemporary combating terrorism

open access: yes, 2016
The problem of protection of humans by projectile firearms and explosive devices is old just as much as the man’s knowledge about the possible harmful effects of firearms on living organisms.
Ristić, Marko Z.   +2 more
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Ballistic strength of woven fabrics for personal protection

open access: yes, 2009
The purpose of the research was to make evaluation of the ballistic strength of four different fiber/resin composites intended to be used in manufacturing of ballistic items for personal protection. Research has been performed on glass, ballistic nylon,
Dimeski, Dimko   +5 more
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Improving the Performance of a Ballistic Protection Composite with Either Graphene Oxide or Molybdenum Disulfide. [PDF]

open access: yesACS Omega
Marciano de Oliveira Cremonezzi J   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Ballistic protective clothing: An overview

open access: yes, 1997
274-291Various materials have been employed in the past for the protection against the ballistics with only limited satisfaction without realizing the underlying mechanism of ballistic impact.
Bajaj, Pushpa, Sriram
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