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The Modified-Single Fiber Test: A Methodology for Monitoring Ballistic Performance

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Author(s)

Jae Hyun Kim, Walter G. McDonough, William R. Blair, Gale A. Holmes

Abstract

In an effort to develop a minimally invasive testing methodology for monitoring the in-service performance of soft body armor, the ASTM D3379-75 standard was modified by measuring the fiber diameter at 5 equally spaced locations along a 6 cm gauge length specimen, and the specimen construction was modified to incorporate reflecting tape to allow the use of a laser extensometer for directly measuring fiber displacement and hence, strain. The modified testing methodology was found to be reproducible and provide data that was normally distributed based on descriptive statistics when variations in the fiber diameters along the length of the specimen were considered.
Citation
Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Issue
108

Keywords

ballistic, fiber, modulus, statistics, strength

Citation

, J. , McDonough, W. , Blair, W. and Holmes, G. (2008), The Modified-Single Fiber Test: A Methodology for Monitoring Ballistic Performance, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=852692 (Accessed March 29, 2024)
Created January 18, 2008, Updated February 19, 2017