Ballistic armor—a study on the impact of air gun pellets on jean cloth

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Original Article

Ashwini Kumar¹  B. G. Chinmayi¹  M. S. Arjun¹ 

[1] Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, 576104, Manipal, Karnataka, India;

关键词: Ballistics;    Entry hole;    Pellets;    Jeans;    Track length;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s41935-023-00367-w

 received in 2023-07-25, accepted in 2023-10-04,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundBallistics deals with the study of projectile propulsion, flight, and impact in any medium. Different garment materials can have varying effects when it comes to the penetration of pellets into the body. Body armor has been around for a long time. Dhal, a curving strip of rhino hide, was possibly the first armor in India, used for sword fighting or defense against arrows and spears. It gave way to steel armor, which protected the body’s essential organs from spear and arrow strikes.The current study is primarily concerned with how jeans material, when employed as body armor, contributes to the inquiry. The present study also examines how airgun pellets fired at various ranges affect jeans clothing wrapped around gel blocks.ResultsThe study concluded that when fired at varied ranges, there was no significant variation in the diameters of the entry holes on clothing material. The gel block covered with jeans clothing was not found to be more damaged.ConclusionsThe findings also indicate that pellets had larger track lengths regardless of the range from which they were fired.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2023

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