Advanced Fibrous Composite Materials for Ballistic Protection, Second Edition provides the latest information on ballistic protection, a topic that remains an important issue in modern times due to ever increasing threats coming from regional conflicts, terrorism, and anti-social behavior. The basic requirements for ballistic protection equipment are, first and foremost, to prevent the projectile from perforating the armor, and to reduce blunt trauma to the human body caused by ballistic impact. The equipment also needs to be thermal and provide moisture comfort, and lightweight and flexible to guarantee the wearer’s mobility.
The main aim of this fully updated edition is to present some of the most recent research developments in the design and engineering of woven fabrics and their use as layering materials to form composite structures for ballistic personal protection. This book will be a valuable reference for materials scientists and textile technologists, ballistic scientists, manufacturers, engineers, and all those working in ballistics technology.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. ARAMIDS: ‘Disruptive’, open and continuous innovation
3. High-performance ballistic fibers: Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)
4. Fabrics and composites for ballistic protection
5. Ballistic damage of hybrid composite materials
6. Modelling of 3D woven fabrics for ballistic protection
7. Measurements of dynamic properties of ballistic yarns using innovative testing devices
8. Analysis of woven fabric composites for ballistic protection
9. Failure mechanisms and engineering of ballistic materials
10. Narrow fabrics for enhanced ballistic performance
11. Multiscale modeling of polymeric composite materials for ballistic protection
12. Characterisation and analysis of Ballistic impact performance of STF impregnated ballistic panels
13. Stab characterization of STF and thermoplastic-impregnated ballistic fabric composites
14. Polyolefin film-reinforced composites for personal protection
15. Ballistic performance evaluation of woven fabrics based on experimental and numerical approaches
16. Thermoplastic matrix combat helmet with carbon-epoxy skin for ballistic performance
17. Engineering and ballistic performance analysis of helmet reinforced by single piece fabrics
18. Numerical analysis of the ballistic performance of textile fabrics
19. Damage modeling of ballistic impact in woven fabrics
