Materials Science

Protective Armor Engineering Design
Magdi El Messiry, PhD

Protective Armor Engineering Design

Published. Available now.
Pub Date: October 2019
Hardback Price: see ordering info
Hard ISBN: 9781771887878
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-77463-464-6
E-Book ISBN: 9780429057236
Pages: 356pp w/index
Binding Type: hardbound / ebook / paperback
Notes: 12 color and 159 b/w illustrations

Now Available in Paperback


This new book, Protective Armor Engineering Design, provides an in-depth survey of the state of the art of research and practical techniques in the area of protected fabrics, especially stab-resistant and bulletproof fabrics. There is increasing interest in the area of protective vests, either for protection against bullets or protection from the most realistic threats within domestic frontline operations: edged weapon, knives, and medical needles, and this volume addresses that interest.

The book discusses
  • The history of the protective armor: The book discusses the art of the protective armor manufacturing, which has a long history that started in ancient Egypt and China civilizations.

  • Materials used for body armor: The book looks at the design and materials used for soft armor to increase its perforation-resistance utilizing high-performance fibers. The different fabric structures and fiber type properties are thoroughly outlined.

  • Anti-stab and anti-bullet armor design: The different design parameters required for the design of flexible armor in order to stop high-velocity projectiles are discussed.

  • The comfort of the body armor design: Protection and comfort are significant aspects for body armor. These take into consideration the flexibility, thermal resistivity, and evaporative moisture resistivity through the fabric.

  • Method of testing the flexible body armors: Methods of testing the components of the flexible body armor are considered, according to the level of the protection required, such as NIJ Standards, HOSDB Body Armour Standards for UK Police, German SK1 Standard, among others.


Written by an expert in textile composite material engineering, this volume fills an important gap the area of the protective fabric against stabbing or bullets and provides practical knowledge for body armor design. Protective Armor Engineering Design will be highly valuable for designers of protective armor, professionals in the body armor industries, materials science researchers and students, textile technologists, and others.


Key features:
  • Provides the enlightening historical background and developments of body armor
  • Discusses the various textile materials for flexible protective armor
  • Covers the design principles for armor textiles for stab-resistant and bulletproof protection
  • Looks at the new and state-of-the-art materials
  • Reviews the methods to test the effectiveness of protective armor

CONTENTS:
Preface

PART I: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENTS OF BODY ARMOR
1. History of Protection Armor

PART II: TEXTILE MATERIALS FOR FLEXIBLE PROTECTIVE ARMOR
2. Textile Materials for Flexible Armor

3. Material Design Principles of Flexible Protective Armor

PART III: PROTECTIVE ARMOR DESIGN ASPECTS
4. Stab Resistance of Flexible Protective Armor

5. Bulletproof Flexible Protective Armor

6. Flexible Protective Armor Modern Designs

PART IV: PROTECTIVE ARMOR TESTING METHODS: FIBERS, YARNS, FABRICS, AND PROTECTIVE VESTS
7. Testing Methods for Materials and Protective Vest Different Components

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Magdi El Messiry, PhD
Professor of Textile Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

Magdi El Messiry, PhD, is currently Professor of Textile Composite Material Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at Alexandria University, Egypt. He held the position of Vice Dean for Community Services and Environmental Affairs at Alexandria University from 1994 to 1998 and served as the Chair of the Textile Department (2000–2002 and 2005-2011). For his experience in the textile field, he was appointed as a member of the Directing Board of the Spinning and Weaving Holding Company, the main textile company in Egypt, and is also a technical adviser to the owner board. He has led many projects on energy conservation, textile technology, and nanotechnology, funded by the National Science Foundation (USA), ARST (Egypt), and Alexandria University, Egypt. His list of publications exceeds 175 papers in the fields of textile and materials science and nanotechnology. He participated in the establishment of a several textile departments in Egypt and in Arab countries and has carried out several granted projects at the international level with the colleagues from the UK, France, Spain, USA, Czech Republic, Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco. He also currently participates on the scientific boards of several journals. In the most recent decades, he acted as an international expert on innovation and technology transfer as well as textile technology. He is the author of a several books in the field of braiding, textile technology, and industrial innovation. His last published book is Natural Fiber Textile Composite Engineering. Dr. El Messiry has received a lifetime achievement award from Alexandria University for his scientific achievements




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