Advanced Fibrous Composite Materials for Ballistic Protection Chen Mouritz 2e

Advanced Fibrous Composite Materials for Ballistic ProtectionAuthor(s): Costas Soutis, Xiaogang Chen, Adrian P Mouritz, Suresh G Advani, Bodo Fiedler, Leif Asp, Yuris A. Dzenis, Chun Hui Wang\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division, United States\nImprint: Woodhead Publishing\nISBN-13: 9780443265822, 978-0443265822\nSynopsis\nAdvanced 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 wearers mobility.\n\nThe ma.