Ballistic resistance of body armor [[electronic resource] /] / United States Department of Justice |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (92 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Police - United States - Equipment and supplies - Testing
Police - Equipment and supplies - Standards - United States Police - Protection - United States Protective clothing - United States - Testing Protective clothing - Standards - United States Armor - United States - Testing Armor - Standards - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-61728-143-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458194003321 |
New York, : Nova Science, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ballistic resistance of body armor [[electronic resource] /] / United States Department of Justice |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (92 p.) |
Collana | NIJ standard |
Soggetto topico |
Police - United States - Equipment and supplies - Testing
Police - Equipment and supplies - Standards - United States Police - Protection - United States Personal protective equipment - United States - Testing Personal protective equipment - Standards - United States Armor - United States - Testing Armor - Standards - United States |
ISBN | 1-61728-143-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- BALLISTIC RESISTANCEOF BODY ARMOR -- FOREWORD -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- STANDARD SPECIFIC ABBREVIATIONS -- COMMONLY USED SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS -- PREFIXES -- COMMON CONVERSIONS -- PURPOSE AND SCOPE -- NIJ BODY ARMOR CLASSIFICATION -- 2.1 Type IIA (9 mm -- .40 S& -- W) -- 2.2 Type II (9 mm -- .357 Magnum) -- 2.3 Type IIIA (.357 SIG -- .44 Magnum) -- 2.4 Type III (Rifles) -- 2.5 Type IV (Armor Piercing Rifle) -- 2.6 Special Type -- DEFINITIONS -- SAMPLE REQUIREMENTS AND LABORATORY CONFIGURATION -- 4.1 Test Samples -- 4.1.1 Flexible Vests and Jackets -- 4.1.1.1 Test Sample Sizes -- 4.1.1.2 Sample Utilization -- 4.1.2 Hard Armors and Plate Inserts -- 4.1.2.1 Type III -- 4.1.2.2 Type IV -- 4.1.3 Accessory Ballistic Panels -- 4.1.4 Workmanship -- 4.1.5 Labeling -- 4.1.5.1 Ballistic Panels -- 4.1.5.1.1 Labeling Requirements for Armors Listed on the NIJ Compliant Products List -- 4.1.5.2 Armor Carriers With Nonremovable Ballistic Panels -- 4.1.5.3 Label Permanency and Durability -- 4.1.6 Armor Carriers With Removable Ballistic Panels -- 4.1.7 Armors With Built-In Inserts or Trauma Packs -- 4.2 Laboratory Configuration and Test Equipment -- 4.2.1 Range Configuration -- 4.2.1.1 Ambient Test Conditions -- 4.2.1.2 Range Preparation -- 4.2.1.3 Instrumentation -- 4.2.2 Test Rounds and Barrels -- 4.2.2.1 Handloads -- 4.2.2.2 Test Barrels -- 4.2.2.3 Test Barrel Fixtures -- 4.2.3 Velocity Measurement Equipment -- 4.2.3.1 Configuration -- 4.2.4 Armor Submersion Equipment -- 4.2.5 Armor Backing Material -- 4.2.5.1 Backing Material Fixture -- 4.2.5.2 Fixture Construction -- 4.2.5.3 Backing Material -- 4.2.5.4 Backing Material Surface Preparation -- 4.2.5.5 Backing Material Conditioning -- 4.2.5.6 Backing Material Consistency Validation -- FLEXIBLE ARMOR CONDITIONING PROTOCOL -- HARD ARMOR CONDITIONING PROTOCOL.
6.1 Purpose and Scope -- 6.2 Pretest Parameters -- 6.2.1 Storage of Armors -- 6.2.2 Pretest Calibrations -- 6.2.3 Test Conditions -- 6.2.3.1 Air Temperature -- 6.2.3.2 Relative Humidity -- 6.2.3.3 Armor Drop Test -- 6.2.3.4 Test Duration -- 6.2.3.5 Monitoring Conditioning Chamber Parameters -- 6.3 Laboratory Configuration and Test Equipment -- 6.3.1 General Parameters -- 6.3.1.1 Facility Design -- 6.3.1.2 Test Sensors and Measurements -- 6.3.1.3 Humidity Generation -- 6.3.1.3.1 Water Purity -- 6.3.2 Controls -- 6.3.3 Test Interruption -- 6.3.4 Conditioning Procedure -- BALLISTIC TEST METHODS -- 7.1 Purpose and Scope -- 7.2 Test Order -- 7.3 Workmanship Examination -- 7.3.1 Armor Carriers and Ballistic Panel Covers -- 7.3.2 Ballistic Panels -- 7.3.3 Label Examination -- 7.4 Sampling -- 7.5 Sample Acclimation -- 7.5.1 Inserts -- 7.6 Fair Hit Requirements for All Ballistic Tests -- 7.6.1 Minimum Shot-to-Edge Distance -- 7.6.2 Minimum Shot-to-Shot Distance -- 7.7 Backing Material Preparation and Sample Mounting for All Ballistic Tests -- 7.7.1 Backing Material Fixture Preparation -- 7.7.2 Mounting Armor for Ballistic Testing -- 7.7.2.1 Strapping -- 7.7.2.2 Remounting of Armor -- 7.7.2.3 Backing Material Fixture Positioning -- 7.8 Perforation and Backface Signature Test (P-BFS) -- 7.8.1 Shot Location Marking -- 7.8.2 Armor Submersion -- 7.8.3 Test Threats for P-BFS Tests -- 7.8.4 Test Duration -- 7.8.5 Requirements for Number of Shots and Number of Armor Samples -- 7.8.5.1 BFS Measurement -- 7.8.6 P-BFS Test for Special Type Armor -- 7.8.7 P-BFS Test for Accessory Ballistic Panels -- 7.8.7.1 Groin and Coccyx Protectors -- 7.8.7.2 Removable Side Protection -- 7.8.8 P-BFS Performance Requirements -- 7.9 Ballistic Limit (BL) Determination Test -- 7.9.1 Requirements for Number of BL Tests and Test Samples -- 7.9.2 Test Procedure Requirements. 7.9.3 Backing Material Conditioning -- 7.9.4 Data Set Tabulation -- 7.9.5 Ballistic Limit Performance Requirements -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX A -ACCEPTABLE BULLETS FOR HANDLOADING -- APPENDIX B -COMMON SPECIAL TYPE THREATS -- APPENDIX C -ARMOR SIZING TEMPLATES -- APPENDIX D -ANALYSIS OF BACKFACE SIGNATURE DATA -- APPENDIX E -ANALYSIS OF BALLISTIC LIMIT DATA -- APPENDIX F -EXPLANATORY MATERIALS -- Explanatory Material for Section 2 NIJ Body Armor Classification -- Explanatory Material for Section 3 Definitions -- Explanatory Material for Section 4 Sample Requirements and Laboratory Configuration -- Explanatory Material for Section 5 Flexible Armor Conditioning Protocol -- Explanatory Material for Section 6 Hard Armor Conditioning Protocol -- Explanatory Material for Section 7 Ballistic Test Methods -- Explanatory Material for Section 7.9.5 -- INDEX. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910656057003321 |
New York, : Nova Science, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Testing of body armor materials, phase III / / Committee on Testing of Body Armor Materials for Use by the U.S. Army-Phase III, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences and Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academies Press, , [2012] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (340 p.) |
Disciplina | 623.4/41 |
Soggetto topico |
Armor - United States - Testing
Protective clothing - United States - Testing |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-309-25600-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Introduction -- Overview of body armor -- Historical basis for current body armor testing -- Clay and backing materials -- Instrumentation and procedures for measuring an indent in a clay backing material -- Statistical considerations in body armor testing -- Helmet testing -- Medical basis for future body armor testing -- Future improvements in testing methodology.
Appendices: Biographical sketches of committee members -- Committee meetings -- Additional phase III tasks -- Report sections cross-referenced to the statement of task -- Ballistic body armor insert composition and defeat mechanisms -- Committee responses to the government accountability office report -- Determining the necessary level of precision for body army testing -- Statistical tolerance bounds -- Analytical approaches for comparing test protocols -- Contemporary methods for assessing behind-armor blunt trauma in live animals -- Phase I findings -- Phase II recommendations -- Estimating the accuracy and precision of the digital caliper and faro laser. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464798803321 |
Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academies Press, , [2012] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Testing of body armor materials, phase III / / Committee on Testing of Body Armor Materials for Use by the U.S. Army-Phase III, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences and Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academies Press, , [2012] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (340 p.) |
Disciplina | 623.4/41 |
Soggetto topico |
Armor - United States - Testing
Personal protective equipment - United States - Testing |
ISBN | 0-309-25600-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Introduction -- Overview of body armor -- Historical basis for current body armor testing -- Clay and backing materials -- Instrumentation and procedures for measuring an indent in a clay backing material -- Statistical considerations in body armor testing -- Helmet testing -- Medical basis for future body armor testing -- Future improvements in testing methodology.
Appendices: Biographical sketches of committee members -- Committee meetings -- Additional phase III tasks -- Report sections cross-referenced to the statement of task -- Ballistic body armor insert composition and defeat mechanisms -- Committee responses to the government accountability office report -- Determining the necessary level of precision for body army testing -- Statistical tolerance bounds -- Analytical approaches for comparing test protocols -- Contemporary methods for assessing behind-armor blunt trauma in live animals -- Phase I findings -- Phase II recommendations -- Estimating the accuracy and precision of the digital caliper and faro laser. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789368503321 |
Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academies Press, , [2012] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Testing of body armor materials, phase III / / Committee on Testing of Body Armor Materials for Use by the U.S. Army-Phase III, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences and Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academies Press, , [2012] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (340 p.) |
Disciplina | 623.4/41 |
Soggetto topico |
Armor - United States - Testing
Personal protective equipment - United States - Testing |
ISBN | 0-309-25600-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Introduction -- Overview of body armor -- Historical basis for current body armor testing -- Clay and backing materials -- Instrumentation and procedures for measuring an indent in a clay backing material -- Statistical considerations in body armor testing -- Helmet testing -- Medical basis for future body armor testing -- Future improvements in testing methodology.
Appendices: Biographical sketches of committee members -- Committee meetings -- Additional phase III tasks -- Report sections cross-referenced to the statement of task -- Ballistic body armor insert composition and defeat mechanisms -- Committee responses to the government accountability office report -- Determining the necessary level of precision for body army testing -- Statistical tolerance bounds -- Analytical approaches for comparing test protocols -- Contemporary methods for assessing behind-armor blunt trauma in live animals -- Phase I findings -- Phase II recommendations -- Estimating the accuracy and precision of the digital caliper and faro laser. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819955203321 |
Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academies Press, , [2012] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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