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Task-Specific Effects of Modular Body Armor [PDF]
Military Medicine, 2014 Eleven recreationally active males performed 11 circuits of military work, wearing torso armor on one occasion, and full armor on another. Performance was measured by the time taken to complete individual tasks, and the overall time to completion (TTC) for each circuit.
Larsen, Brianna +2 more
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Finite Element Analysis of the Ballistic Impact on Auxetic Sandwich Composite Human Body Armor. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2022 In this study, the ballistic impact behavior of auxetic sandwich composite human body armor was analyzed using finite element analysis. The auxetic core of the armor was composed of discrete re-entrant unit cells.
Shah IA +6 more
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Military Medicine, 2002 This study examined the feasibility of performing radiographic studies on patients wearing standard-issue body armor. The Kevlar helmet, fragmentation vest, demining suit sleeve, and armor plate were studied with plain film and computed tomography in a simulated casualty situation. We found that the military helmet contains metal screws and metal clips
H Theodore, Harcke +4 more
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Development of sansevieria trifasciata/natural rubber composites for a soft body armor application
Composites Part C: Open Access, 2023 Body armor is an indispensable material in the military and defense. The development of body armor nowadays has shifted to lower-cost material with comparable ballistic properties. This research studied the potential of sansevieria trifasciata (ST) fiber
Yati Mardiyati +5 more
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Optimization of Soft Body Armor with Laminates of Carbon–aramid Fiber and Polyester Fiber Using the Taguchi Method [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2019 Body armor is a vital instrument for Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and Polisi Republik Indonesia-Indonesian National Police (POLRI) to protect themselves from any projectile penetration and the spread of explosive ...
Purnomo Hari +3 more
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Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 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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Ballistic armor—a study on the impact of air gun pellets on jean cloth
Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2023 Background Ballistics deals with the study of projectile propulsion, flight, and impact in any medium. Different garment materials can have varying effects when it comes to the penetration of pellets into the body.
B. G. Chinmayi +2 more
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Defense and Security Studies, 2023 It is essential to have materials that can support armor systems for the application of body armor composed of anti-ballistic material from coated fibers in trials in order to defend military personnel with better ballistic performance who are lighter ...
Mahyaruddin Marpaung, Sovian Aritonang
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Preparation and Impact Resistance Properties of Hybrid Silicone-Ceramics Composites
Applied Sciences, 2020 This article presents the method of preparation a new type of ballistic armor based on hybrid silicone-ceramic (HSC) composites with considerable flexibility.
Katarzyna Kośla +5 more
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Numerical and Experimental Study of Hybrid Composite Body Armor [PDF]
Engineering and Technology Journal, 2021 Kevlar is widely used in ballistic applications to protect against hand pistols, due to its high strength, lightweight, and high impact resistance. Compared to other fabrics, Kevlar is considered a typical material due to its strength properties for ...
Iftikhar Saleem +2 more
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