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Metacomposites Protection System Against Primary Blast Injury, Kwek Tan, C. Sun
Metacomposites Protection System Against Primary Blast Injury, Kwek Tan, C. Sun
Dr. Kwek-Tze Tan
There is an increasing use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in terrorist and insurgent activities. Exposure to blast is becoming more frequent. Blast related injuries can be inflicted at various levels. Primary blast injury results from blast wave-induced changes in atmospheric pressure, causing organs and tissues to rupture due to shearing and stretching at different rates. Secondary blast injury results from objects put in motion by the blast wind impacting a person. Tertiary blast injury results from a person being blown into solid objects by the blast wind. This paper deals with the protection system against primary blast injury by …