Ballistic impact mechanisms–a review on textiles and fibre-reinforced composites impact responses

MA Abtew, F Boussu, P Bruniaux, C Loghin… - Composite structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Ballistic impact mechanism is a very complex mechanical process mainly depends on the
thickness, strength, ductility, toughness and density of the target material and projectile …

A review of fibrous materials for soft body armour applications

U Mawkhlieng, A Majumdar, A Laha - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
A critical review on the factors affecting the impact resistance behaviour of soft body armour
is presented here. The effect of several material and structural parameters of fibrous …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review on advancements, innovations and applications of 3D warp interlock fabrics and its composite materials

MA Abtew - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Thanks to their superior performance including greater cohesion, good mechanical and
delamination behaviors, and excellent formability properties, 3D warp interlock woven …

Designing of hybrid soft body armour using high-performance unidirectional and woven fabrics impregnated with shear thickening fluid

U Mawkhlieng, A Majumdar - Composite Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aimed to design soft body armour by evaluating the effects of panel configuration
and hybridisation. Panel configuration was studied in terms of positioning of unidirectional …

Modeling and simulation of impact behavior of 3D woven solid structure for ballistic application

L Tripathi, S Chowdhury… - Journal of Industrial …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This study was carried out to understand and evaluate the response of 3 D woven fabrics
upon the simulated ballistic forces. Under the low-velocity impact, analytical and numerical …

Stab resistance of triaxial woven fabrics for soft body armor

M El Messiry, E Eltahan - Journal of Industrial Textiles, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Protective body armors, providing protection against stab threats, have long been in a focus
of substantial interest. Lightweight fabric for flexible body armors that satisfy the customized …

Engineering of 3D warp interlock p-aramid fabric structure and its energy absorption capabilities against ballistic impact for body armour applications

MA Abtew, F Boussu, P Bruniaux, C Loghin… - Composite …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D warp interlock fabric became a promising structure to develop women body
armour due to its good mouldability. However, its performance toward ballistic impact for …

Soft body armour

U Mawkhlieng, A Majumdar - Textile Progress, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
A detailed and timely progress of soft body armour against stab and ballistic impact is
presented in this monograph. The classification and the evolution of body armour is briefly …

An exposition of shear thickening fluid treated double and 3D woven fabrics with a new integrity factor for enhanced impact resistance

U Mawkhlieng, M Gupta, A Majumdar - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Impact behaviour of a woven fabric depends on its material composition, interlacement
pattern (weave) and sett. In this work, 2D and 3D woven fabrics were prepared and …

Influences of fabric density on mechanical and moulding behaviours of 3D warp interlock para-aramid fabrics for soft body armour application

MA Abtew, F Boussu, P Bruniaux, C Loghin… - Composite …, 2018 - Elsevier
For the past many decades' enormous research has been done on mechanical and
moulding properties of 2D woven and non-woven fabrics. The current paper presents a …