Investigation of Footwear for Protection Against Land Mines
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Title
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Investigation of Footwear for Protection Against Land Mines
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Creator
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MacDonald, John L.
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Date
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1962
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Identifier
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AD0289258
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AD0289258
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Abstract
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The development of protective footwear that is resistant to small anti-personnel mine blast effects is discussed. One objective is to determine the degree of protection or attenuation which must be provided by the protective footwear. This objective is related to the damage threshold or capabilities of the foot to tolerate abrupt impulsive loadings and the physical characteristics of the exploding mine. Accordingly, this program was established to provide a device which would simulate a controlled explosive environment to be used for the assessment of the damage threshold of an unprotected human foot. An additional objective is the determination of the pressure-time and impulse generated by an anti-personnel mine. The M-14 anti-personnal mine is to be used for this investigation.
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Date Issued
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1962-11
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Extent
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21
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Corporate Author
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Armour Research Foundation
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Corporate Report Number
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ARF 8249 Annual Progress Report
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AD Number
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AD-289 258
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Contract
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DA 49-193-nd-2247
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Distribution Conflict
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No
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Index Price
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$1.60
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Distribution Classification
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1
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DTIC Record Exists
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Yes
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Report Availability
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Not available via Contrails
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Index In
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U.S. Government Research Reports, Vol. 38, No. 4, p. 153
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Type
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report