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, Committee on National Statistics, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council.

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Corporate Authors:	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Testing Armor Materials for Use by the U.S. Army, National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Army Science and Technology, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on National Statistics, National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council (U.S.). Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2012.
Subjects:	Body armor > United States > Testing. Personal protective equipment > United States > Testing. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science. Personal protective equipment > Testing United States
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Table of Contents:

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.

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