<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The paper presents the issue of a knife proof ballistic package. This issue was emphasized since most of modern vests are designed to match the threat posed to them only by firearms. There was observed negligence of protection against melee attacks. There is, thus, a need to develop a research methodology in this matter, because it is a valid and necessary problem in a modern developed society. The aim of this study was to perform a numerical model which simulated the phenomenon of penetration of a ballistic package by an engineering blade. Specification of an engineering blade was taken from standard NIJ Standard-0115.00. Commercial software LSDYNA was used to carry out the analysis.</p></abstract>

The paper presents the issue of a knife proof ballistic package. This issue was emphasized since most of modern vests are designed to match the threat posed to them only by firearms. There was observed negligence of protection against melee attacks. There is, thus, a need to develop a research methodology in this matter, because it is a valid and necessary problem in a modern developed society. The aim of this study was to perform a numerical model which simulated the phenomenon of penetration of a ballistic package by an engineering blade. Specification of an engineering blade was taken from standard NIJ Standard-0115.00. Commercial software LSDYNA was used to carry out the analysis.

The Study of Stab Resistance of Dry Aramid Fabrics

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanics and Applied Computer Science, Military University of Technology, ul. Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warszawa, Poland

Acta Mechanica et Automatica

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The paper presents the issue of a knife proof ballistic package. This issue was emphasized since most of modern vests are designed to match the threat posed to...

The Study of Stab Resistance of Dry Aramid Fabrics

Data publikacji: 02 lip 2014

Zakres stron: 53 - 58

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ama-2014-0010

Słowa kluczowe
Numerical Model, Dry Fabric, FEM, Aramid Fabric, Composite

© Bialystok University of Technology

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

The Study of Stab Resistance of Dry Aramid Fabrics

Data publikacji: 02 lip 2014

Zakres stron: 53 - 58

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ama-2014-0010

Słowa kluczoweNumerical Model, Dry Fabric, FEM, Aramid Fabric, Composite

© Bialystok University of Technology

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Słowa kluczowe
Numerical Model, Dry Fabric, FEM, Aramid Fabric, Composite