Soft Tissue Simulants for Survivability Assessment—A Sustainability Focussed Review
Applied Sciences, 2022 Traditionally, human cadavers and porcine tissue have been used as means to replicate elements of the human body; however, because of the differences in biomechanical properties from the porcine limbs/organs and the potential for degradation of ...
James Read +2 more
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Post deformation analysis of the ballistic impacted magnesium alloys, a short-review
Journal of Magnesium and Alloys, 2021 From the mechanistic point of view, magnesium alloys are lightweight materials and are receiving increasing attention in the past several years in various fields. Prof.
Abdul Malik +4 more
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Potential of Natural Fibers in Composites for Ballistic Applications – A Review
Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022 In this paper, a review of natural fibers composites used in protective armors for ballistic applications like bulletproof vests is presented. It seeks to compile the results and establish natural fiber composites as an alternative to absolute synthetic ...
Suhas Yeshwant Nayak +6 more
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Aramid composites impregnated with different reinforcement: Nanofibers, nanoparticles and nanotubes
Zaštita Materijala, 2014 In this study, the electrospun nanofibers, nanoparticles and nanotubes were used as reinforcement in order to improve mechanical properties of materials for ballistic protection.
Vera Obradović +6 more
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Enchanching Body Armor: Evaluating UHMWPE with Contoured Surfaces for Improved Anti-Ballistic Performance using Finite Element Methods [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 Anti-ballistic is an indispensable personal protective equipment such as body armour for military and police personnel. This tool has received a lot of attention in recent decades due to increasing threats and insurgencies.
Maulana Fattah +3 more
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Failure and impact behavior of facade panels made of glass fiber reinforced cement(GRC) [PDF]
, 2011 GRC is a cementitious composite material made up of a cement mortar matrix and chopped glass fibers. Due to its outstanding mechanical properties, GRC has been widely used to produce cladding panels and some civil engineering elements.
A. Enfedaque +18 more
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Kevlar and ballistic protection
Vojnotehnički Glasnik, 1996 The paper presents the basic properties of Kevlar - a material applied in many domains and with a unique combination of small mass and high strength. It is a multipurpose material applicable to the wide range of products but his application in ballistic ...
Vlado Radić
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Acute Effects of Ballistic and Non-ballistic Bench Press on Plyometric Push-up Performance
Sports, 2019 The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a ballistic or non-ballistic concentric-only bench press (COBP) on subsequent plyometric push-up performance.
David Bodden +5 more
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Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2023 Growing security threats demand structures offering exceptional energy absorption and heat dissipation capabilities with minimum damage. Sandwich structures are adopted widely for resisting ballistic impacts.
Mehvesh Iqbal +5 more
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The Process of Increasing the Protective Effectiveness of HARDOX Steel by Way of Selective Thermal and Thermo-Chemical Processing [PDF]
Problemy Mechatroniki, 2019 The work presents the influence of selective thermal and thermo-chemical processing on the protective properties of an example ballistic plate made of HARDOX 500 steel.
Andrzej ZIŃCZUK
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