The twin peaks of BABT
conference paper
Studies of high velocity bullet attack against rigid body arrnour plates, mounted on blocks of gelatine, identified two pressure peaks generated by the impact. The first is thought to correspond to the shock generated by the impact of the bullet against the armour, and the second by the armour deformation against the gelatine block. Laboratory experiments have been conducted to confirm this hypothesis. In a similar impact scenario used against an anaesthetised animal, two injury mechanisms are observed. Firstly there is a bruising on the skin and potential rib fracture. Secondly there is haemorrhaging to the lung tissue. This paper describes experiments that were carried out to attempt to correlate the injury mechanisms with pressure peaks seen in gelatine.
TNO Identifier
410533
Source title
Personal Armour Systems Symposium 2000 (PASS2000), Colchester, UK, 5-8 September 2000
Pages
371-380
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