@article{ref1,
title="A methodology for assessing blast protection in explosive ordnance disposal bomb suits",
journal="International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics",
year="2005",
author="Bass, Cameron R. Dale and Davis, M. and Rafaels, Karin and Rountree, Mark Steve and Harris, Robin M. and Sanderson, Ellory and Andrefsky, Walter and DiMarco, Gina and Zielinski, M.",
volume="11",
number="4",
pages="347-361",
abstract="To reduce human casualties associated with explosive ordnance disposal, a wide range of protective wear has been designed to shield against the blast effects of improvised explosive devices and munitions. In this study, 4 commercially available bomb suits, representing a range of materials and armor masses, were evaluated against 0.227 and 0.567 kg of spherical C-4 explosives to determine the level of protection offered to the head, neck, and thorax. A Hybrid III dummy, an instrumented human surrogate [1], was tested with and without protection from the 4 commercially available bomb suits. 20 tests with the dummy torso mounted to simulate a kneeling position were performed to confirm repeatability and robustness of the dummies, as well as to evaluate the 4 suits. Correlations between injury risk assessments based on past human or animal injury model data and various parameters such as bomb suit mass, projected area, and dummy coverage area were drawn.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1080-3548",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}