Body Armour Thesis:Texts for: Introduction, Rationale, Conclusion
Body Armour Thesis
Body armour has traditionally been designed with the principal purpose ofto provide providing protection for the wearer against sharp objects and ballistic threats. A ballistic ballistic-resistant fabric stops projectile penetration by reducing energy transfer to the body upon impact, i.e. the fabric flattens the bullet and diffuses its energy [1]. On the other hand, stab stab-resistant fabric should resist pointed/sharp object penetration and slash. However, the point surface of a knife tip, ice pick or syringe needle is much smaller than that of a bullet and remains the same size as it passes through a fabric. In fact, currently ...
