Development of a physical human surrogate torso model for ballistic impact and blast

Journal of Advanced Materials

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-12

  Biermann, P J ^a   Ward, E E ^a   Cain, R P ^a   Carkhuff, B ^a   Merkle, A C ^a   Roberts, J C ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; BONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; KINETIC ENERGY; MOLDING; POISSON RATIO; RAPID PROTOTYPING;

BULLET KINETIC ENERGY; HUMAN BONE; HUMAN SURROGATE TORSO MODEL;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

EID: 33646445040     PISSN: 10709789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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