NCJ Number
18429
Date Published
1975
Length
52 pages
Annotation
A DISCUSSION OF TESTS AND DATA GENERATED FROM THEM ON THE FREAGMENTATION HAZARD REDUCTION CAPABILITIES OF BOMB BASKETS, SHIELDS, AND BODY ARMOR.
Abstract
A SERIES OF TESTS WERE CONDUCTED WITH THE PROTECTIVE DEVICES CORPORATION'S BOMB HANDLING SYSTEM. TNT REFERENCE CHARGES WERE DETONATED IN THE BOMB BASKETS WITH PRESSURE PRESSURE GAGES POSITIONED IN THE AREA TO DETERMINE BLAST PRESSURE ATTENUATION CHARACTERISTICS. FRAGMENTATIONGENERATING DEVICES WERE DETONATED IN THE BASKETS TO DETERMINE THE DEGREE OF PROTECTION TO PERSONNEL OFFERED BY THE BOMB BASKERS, SHIELDS, AND BODY ARMOR. THE BOMB BASKETS, SHIELDS, AND BODY ARMOR WERE SEEN TO HAVE A MEASURABLE BLAST ATTENUATION CAPABILITY. THE MULTI-PLY FIBER GLASS WALLS OF THE BASKET WERE CAPABLE OF STOPPING LOW ENERGY FRAGMENTS RESULTING FROM THE DETONATION. THE SHIELDS AND BODY ARMOR PROVIDED SUBSTANTIAL PROTECTION FROM FRAGMENTS WHICH FIRST PASSED THROUGH THE BASKET WALLS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)