Michael A. Riley

Publications

Towards Building Simulation Tools for Next Generation Soft Body Armour Testing Standards

September 19, 2016

Author(s):

Steven P. Mates, Amanda L. Forster, Michael A. Riley, Kirk D. Rice, Juliana Ivancik

Accurate simulation tools for soft body armour testing would vastly improve test designers ability to optimize and refine standards by supplying...

Long-Term Stability of UHMWPE Fibers

February 18, 2015

Author(s):

Amanda L. Forster, Aaron M. Forster, Joannie W. Chin, Chiao-Chi Lin, Sylvain H. Petit, Kai-Li Kang, Nicholas G. Paulter Jr., Michael A. Riley, Kirk D. Rice

The superior performance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fi bers is predicated on the development of a highly aligned molecular structure that...

Recommendations for Specifying Idealized Bust Surrogates for the Testing of Female Stab Resistant Armor

November 20, 2013

Author(s):

Amanda L. Forster, Kirk D. Rice, Michael A. Riley, Aaron M. Forster

This document describes recommendations provided to the National Institute of Justice's (NIJ) Special Technical Committee (STC) for the revision of the Stab...

Assessment of Uncertainty in Ballistic Response Estimates Obtained from Ballistic Limit Testing

September 20, 2012

Author(s):

Michael A. Riley, Kirk D. Rice, Amanda L. Forster

Ballistic limit tests are widely used to assess armor performance, particularly to determine the velocity at which half of all projectile impacts will...

OVERVIEW OF THE TESTING PROGRAM ON FIBERS USED IN BALLISTIC APPLICATIONS

April 04, 2012

Author(s):

Amanda L. Forster, Haruki Kobayashi, Jae Hyun Kim, Michael A. Riley, Joy P. Dunkers, Scott A. Wight, Kirk D. Rice, Gale A. Holmes

The goal of this paper and presentation is to give an overview of the research effort to date being conducted at the National Institute of Standards and...