ABSTRACT A number of armed assaults on public officials occurred in the early 1970s,
which prompted the Lightweight Soft Body Armor Program to develop modern, concealable …

This paper presents a metamorphic kinematic pair extracted from origami folds in the context
of mechanisms, its evolved metamorphic chain, and the novel metamorphic parallel …

The mechanisms by which blast pressure waves cause mild to moderate traumatic brain
injury (mTBI) are an open question. Possibilities include acceleration of the head, direct …

In this research, ballistic performance of the Advanced Combat Helmet (ACH), which is
currently used by the US military, were numerically and experimentally evaluated. The ACH …

The dual phase STF is a combination of nanosilica and calcium carbonate dispersed in
polyethylene glycol and ethanol. Its assimilation into aramid fibers has been accomplished …

The impact response of body armor composed of a ceramic plate with an ultrahigh
molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber-reinforced composite and layers of …

Thoracic blunt trauma is evident in up to one-fifth of all hospital admissions, and is second
only to head trauma in motor vehicle crashes. One of the most problematic injury …

This study aims to optimize fabric architecture of soft armour panel in order to improve
ballistic performance without increasing weight. Finite Element (FE) analysis, in conjunction …

In this paper, hybrid composite plates for ballistic protection were investigated
experimentally and numerically, with a target to reduce the weight of currently used body …

The use of combat helmets has greatly reduced penetrating injuries and saved lives of many
soldiers. However, behind helmet blunt trauma (BHBT) has emerged as a serious injury type …