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

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