Sunday 11 December 2016

Sand absorbs high-speed ballistic impact better than steel

Scientists have found that when a projectile is fired at a sand block at high speed, it absorbs more than 85 per cent of the energy exerted against it. This ability to resist the impact increases with the speed of the projectile, even at high velocities.

from Engineering and Construction News – ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161209080642.htm



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