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2018-01-01
Bhagavathula, Kapil Bharadwaj, Azar, Austin, Ouellet, Simon, Satapathy, Sikhanda, Dennison, Christopher R., Hogan, James D.
Polymeric foams are an essential part of personal protection equipment, such as helmets and body armor. In this work, the authors study the strain-rate dependent behavior of a dilatant polymeric foam, focusing on developing characterization and testing methodologies needed to better understand...
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ON THE ABILITY OF PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR TO ALTER SKULL AND BRAIN KINETICS DURING BLAST AND IMPACT: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY USING A SURROGATE MODEL OF THE HUMAN HEAD WITH NOVEL INSTRUMENTATION
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Blast-induced traumatic brain injury (bTBI) has become increasingly prevalent among military personnel over recent years. Head protection is fielded to mitigate the amount of energy imparted to head, as a result of ballistic and impact exposure. Despite the efficacy of contemporary headgear in...