Rupture of Human Skin Membrane under Impact of Parabolodial Projectile: Bullet wound Ballistics

  • M. Mukhtar Ali Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
  • Vijay Paul Singh Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
  • GH. Nabi Parrey Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.46.4082
Keywords: Spherical projectiles, Threshhold velocity, Parabolic projectiles

Abstract

This paper attempts to study the effect of the impact of a paraboloidal projectile on human shin membrane. The tip of the projectile (i.e., the bullet tip) has been considered to be paraboloidal and is made of lead or steel. The threshold velocity i.e., the velocity when the skin membrane is about to rupture has been calculated for human beings of various age groups. The threshold velocity for a paraboloidal projectile of certain dimensions has been found, for all age groups, to be less than that of a spherical projectile under similar conditions.

Author Biographies

M. Mukhtar Ali, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Dr M Mukhtar Ali obtained his MSc in Applied Mathematics from Calcutta University, Calcutta in 1968 and PhD in Mathematical Theory of Elasticity from Ali.arh ¥uslim University, in 1980. Form 1969 till date he has been a faculty member of th, Z&kir Hushain College of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, except for the period  1985-1989 when he taught in Al-Feteh University, Tripoli, Libya, as an Associate Professor in Mathem&tics. Al present, he is a Reader in the Department of Applied Mathematics,AMU.

Vijay Paul Singh, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Mr Vijay Pal Singh obtained his MSc in Mathematics in 1990 from Meerut Untversity and MPhil in Applied Mathematics in 1994 from Aligarh Muslim University.' Currently, he is doing his PhD in Solid Mechanics in the Department of Applied Mathematics.
GH. Nabi Parrey, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.
Mr GH Nab! Parry obtained his MSc in Mathematics in' 1991 and then MPhil in Applied Mathematics in 1994 from Aligarh Muslim University. Presently, he is completing his PhD in Mathematical Theory of Elasticity from the Department of Applied Mathematics, Aligarh Muslim University.
Published
2013-01-01
How to Cite
Ali, M., Singh, V., & Parrey, G. (2013). Rupture of Human Skin Membrane under Impact of Parabolodial Projectile: Bullet wound Ballistics. Defence Science Journal, 46(4), 233-236. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.46.4082
Issue
Vol 46 No 4
Section
Biomedical Sciences
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