Modeling nonpenetrating ballistic impact on a human torso

Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest (Applied Physics Laboratory)

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 84-91

  Roberts, Jack C ^a,b   Biermann, Paul J ^c   O'Connor, James V ^d   Ward, Emily E ^c   Cain, Russell P ^c   Carkhuff, Bliss G ^c   Merkle, Andrew C ^e  

^a APL   (United States)

^b JHU   (United States)

^c TSD ^*  (Canada)

^d R Adams Crowley Shock Trauma Center   (United States)

^e APL

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTIC IMPACT; HUMAN SURROGATE TORSO MODEL (HSTM); ORGAN INJURIES; PEAK PRESSURES;

AMMUNITION; ARMOR; ENERGY TRANSFER; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BALLISTICS;

EID: 27544501298     PISSN: 02705214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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