Ballistic resistance of body armor / United States Department of Justice.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

U.S. Dept. of Justice.

Contributor:

United States. Department of Justice.

Series:

National Institute of Justice (U.S.). NIJ standard ; 0101.06.

NIJ standard ; 0101.06

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law Enforcement and Corrections Standards and Testing Program (U.S.).

Police--United States--Equipment and supplies--Testing.

Police.

Police--Equipment and supplies--Standards--United States.

Police--Protection--United States.

Personal protective equipment--United States--Testing.

Personal protective equipment.

Personal protective equipment--Standards--United States.

Armor--United States--Testing.

Armor.

Armor--Standards--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (92 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science, 2009.

Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Presents a minimum performance standard developed in collaboration with the Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This book specifies the minimum performance requirements that equipment must meet to satisfy the requirements of criminal justice agencies.

Contents:

Intro

BALLISTIC RESISTANCEOF BODY ARMOR

FOREWORD

CONTENTS

PREFACE

ABBREVIATIONS

STANDARD SPECIFIC ABBREVIATIONS

COMMONLY USED SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS

PREFIXES

COMMON CONVERSIONS

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

NIJ BODY ARMOR CLASSIFICATION

2.1 Type IIA (9 mm

.40 S&amp

W)

2.2 Type II (9 mm

.357 Magnum)

2.3 Type IIIA (.357 SIG

.44 Magnum)

2.4 Type III (Rifles)

2.5 Type IV (Armor Piercing Rifle)

2.6 Special Type

DEFINITIONS

SAMPLE REQUIREMENTS AND LABORATORY CONFIGURATION

4.1 Test Samples

4.1.1 Flexible Vests and Jackets

4.1.1.1 Test Sample Sizes

4.1.1.2 Sample Utilization

4.1.2 Hard Armors and Plate Inserts

4.1.2.1 Type III

4.1.2.2 Type IV

4.1.3 Accessory Ballistic Panels

4.1.4 Workmanship

4.1.5 Labeling

4.1.5.1 Ballistic Panels

4.1.5.1.1 Labeling Requirements for Armors Listed on the NIJ Compliant Products List

4.1.5.2 Armor Carriers With Nonremovable Ballistic Panels

4.1.5.3 Label Permanency and Durability

4.1.6 Armor Carriers With Removable Ballistic Panels

4.1.7 Armors With Built-In Inserts or Trauma Packs

4.2 Laboratory Configuration and Test Equipment

4.2.1 Range Configuration

4.2.1.1 Ambient Test Conditions

4.2.1.2 Range Preparation

4.2.1.3 Instrumentation

4.2.2 Test Rounds and Barrels

4.2.2.1 Handloads

4.2.2.2 Test Barrels

4.2.2.3 Test Barrel Fixtures

4.2.3 Velocity Measurement Equipment

4.2.3.1 Configuration

4.2.4 Armor Submersion Equipment

4.2.5 Armor Backing Material

4.2.5.1 Backing Material Fixture

4.2.5.2 Fixture Construction

4.2.5.3 Backing Material

4.2.5.4 Backing Material Surface Preparation

4.2.5.5 Backing Material Conditioning

4.2.5.6 Backing Material Consistency Validation

FLEXIBLE ARMOR CONDITIONING PROTOCOL

HARD ARMOR CONDITIONING PROTOCOL.

6.1 Purpose and Scope

6.2 Pretest Parameters

6.2.1 Storage of Armors

6.2.2 Pretest Calibrations

6.2.3 Test Conditions

6.2.3.1 Air Temperature

6.2.3.2 Relative Humidity

6.2.3.3 Armor Drop Test

6.2.3.4 Test Duration

6.2.3.5 Monitoring Conditioning Chamber Parameters

6.3 Laboratory Configuration and Test Equipment

6.3.1 General Parameters

6.3.1.1 Facility Design

6.3.1.2 Test Sensors and Measurements

6.3.1.3 Humidity Generation

6.3.1.3.1 Water Purity

6.3.2 Controls

6.3.3 Test Interruption

6.3.4 Conditioning Procedure

BALLISTIC TEST METHODS

7.1 Purpose and Scope

7.2 Test Order

7.3 Workmanship Examination

7.3.1 Armor Carriers and Ballistic Panel Covers

7.3.2 Ballistic Panels

7.3.3 Label Examination

7.4 Sampling

7.5 Sample Acclimation

7.5.1 Inserts

7.6 Fair Hit Requirements for All Ballistic Tests

7.6.1 Minimum Shot-to-Edge Distance

7.6.2 Minimum Shot-to-Shot Distance

7.7 Backing Material Preparation and Sample Mounting for All Ballistic Tests

7.7.1 Backing Material Fixture Preparation

7.7.2 Mounting Armor for Ballistic Testing

7.7.2.1 Strapping

7.7.2.2 Remounting of Armor

7.7.2.3 Backing Material Fixture Positioning

7.8 Perforation and Backface Signature Test (P-BFS)

7.8.1 Shot Location Marking

7.8.2 Armor Submersion

7.8.3 Test Threats for P-BFS Tests

7.8.4 Test Duration

7.8.5 Requirements for Number of Shots and Number of Armor Samples

7.8.5.1 BFS Measurement

7.8.6 P-BFS Test for Special Type Armor

7.8.7 P-BFS Test for Accessory Ballistic Panels

7.8.7.1 Groin and Coccyx Protectors

7.8.7.2 Removable Side Protection

7.8.8 P-BFS Performance Requirements

7.9 Ballistic Limit (BL) Determination Test

7.9.1 Requirements for Number of BL Tests and Test Samples

7.9.2 Test Procedure Requirements.

7.9.3 Backing Material Conditioning

7.9.4 Data Set Tabulation

7.9.5 Ballistic Limit Performance Requirements

REFERENCES

APPENDIX A -ACCEPTABLE BULLETS FOR HANDLOADING

APPENDIX B -COMMON SPECIAL TYPE THREATS

APPENDIX C -ARMOR SIZING TEMPLATES

APPENDIX D -ANALYSIS OF BACKFACE SIGNATURE DATA

APPENDIX E -ANALYSIS OF BALLISTIC LIMIT DATA

APPENDIX F -EXPLANATORY MATERIALS

Explanatory Material for Section 2 NIJ Body Armor Classification

Explanatory Material for Section 3 Definitions

Explanatory Material for Section 4 Sample Requirements and Laboratory Configuration

Explanatory Material for Section 5 Flexible Armor Conditioning Protocol

Explanatory Material for Section 6 Hard Armor Conditioning Protocol

Explanatory Material for Section 7 Ballistic Test Methods

Explanatory Material for Section 7.9.5

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61728-143-3

OCLC:

923662899