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Testing the Validity of the NIJ Clay Standard for Approving Body Armor With a Preliminary Insight Into Injury Correlation

Madelyn A. K. Eaton, Kyvory A. Henderson, Justin A. McMahon, Robert S. Salzar
Proc. ASME. IMECE2020, Volume 5: Biomedical and Biotechnology, V005T05A050, November 16–19, 2020
Paper No: IMECE2020-23886
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2020-23886
...Abstract Abstract Body armor is tested for efficacy using the NIJ’s clay standard. This standard is based on a 44 mm upper limit of back face deformation into the clay to prevent severe cases of behind armor blunt trauma (BABT). The NIJ clay standard has never been directly correlated...
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Topics: Armor, Body armor, Testing, Wounds, Displacement, Temperature, Ballistics, Deformation, Failure, Risk