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BALLISTIC PROTECTION MATERIALS
Textile and Garment Magazine, 2023 Ballistic vests are composed of particular high performance clothing. They could be reinforced by one or two armor panels according to the protection level and are designed to resist to attacks intended to upper parts of the body to save lives of its wearers.
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2D/3D woven fabrics for ballistic protection [PDF]
, 2012 Woven construction of high performance fibres play important roles in ballistic protection. This paper reports on the recent research on the engineering design and evaluation of 2D and 3D fabrics emphasising on the influence of construction of ballistic ...
Chen, Xiaogang +3 more
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Bioinspired composite segmented armour: Numerical simulations
Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2019 Nature has evolved ingenious armour designs, like the flexible carapaces of armadillo and boxfish consisting of hexagonal segments connected by collagen fibres, that serve as bioinspiration for modern ballistic armours.
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, 2021 The use of polymer matrix composite materials in the armor industry has rapidly increased. In the present work, the ballistic efficiency of body armor manufactured using a polymer-based composite, with a laminar configuration, was tested.
J. C. Farias-Aguilar +4 more
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Dynamic Tests on Polyurea-Based Hybrid Composites for Ballistic Protection
Materiale plastice, 2021 Due to its chemical and mechanical properties, polyurea gains more and more interest in military applications. In this study, polyurea and carbon nanotubes were processed as coating polymer composites for ballistic plates and/or packages, in order to ...
R. Petre, T. Zecheru, R. Ginghină
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Ballistic performance and mechanism of B4C/Al laminated targets with different configurations
Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2023 The present paper explores the ballistic performance of B4C/6061Al laminated targets with the typical configurations of double-layer, sandwich and gradient impacted by 7.62 mm API projectile.
Run-wei Zhang +11 more
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Optimizing the stacking sequence in dual-purpose body armors [PDF]
, 2013 Many police body armor systems are dual purpose, offering both ballistic and knife resistanceby combining a flexible ballistic textile pack with a stiffer knife resistant layer.The two types of protection differ in materials and mechanisms such that each
Champion, Stephen M. +2 more
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Ballistic study of Tensylon®–based panels
eXPRESS Polymer Letters, 2018 Ballistic protection is a matter of interest requested by civilian as well as military needs. The last decade has witnessed an increase in the use of light weight and efficient armour systems. These panels may be used for body protection as well as light
L-C. Alil +5 more
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A study on the energy dissipation of several different CFRP-based targets completely penetrated by a high velocity projectile [PDF]
, 2009 The threat of fragmenting munitions from MANPADS to civilian and military aircraft has, in recent years, become an ever increasing worry. One of the ways to enhance the protection of CFRP-based composites is to add lightweight materials that can provide ...
Hazell, Paul J. +1 more
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Numerical modelling study of a modified sandbag system for ballistic protection
Journal of Computer Science, 2021 Modern field fortification systems are very large and cause a logistical burden during setup, thus setting the requirement for their modification. A simulation study was conducted to study the correlation between the compaction of sand and the energy ...
B. Thawani, R. Hazael, R. Critchley
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