Wound Ballistics: Study of the Rupture of Human Skin Membrane under the Impact of a Projectile

Authors

  • M. Jauhari Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Calcutta
  • P. Mahanta Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Calcutta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.29.6489

Keywords:

Threshold velocity, Penetration, Human skin membrane

Abstract

The paper attempts to theorize the rupture of human skin membrane under the impact of a projectile. An expression for the threshold velocity for penetration has been derived which is found to give results in fair agreement with experimental values reported in literature.

Author Biographies

M. Jauhari, Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Calcutta

Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Calcutta-700 014

P. Mahanta, Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Calcutta

Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Calcutta-700 014

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Published

2014-02-24

How to Cite

Jauhari, M., & Mahanta, P. (2014). Wound Ballistics: Study of the Rupture of Human Skin Membrane under the Impact of a Projectile. Defence Science Journal, 29(3), 101–106. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.29.6489

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 3

Section

General Papers

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