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BALLISTIC COMPOSITE [1 record]

Record 1 2000-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Textiles
  • Missiles and Rockets
  • Ballistics
CONT

... A ballistic composite. When a close-by explosion occurs, crumbling walls project their materials ... within the living of the building ... To answer this problem, Achidatex has developed a wall covering composite made of a Kevlar/cotton double cloth ... The fabric is glued on the wall ... and then fixed on the construction (floor, ceilings) ... .

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles techniques
  • Missiles et roquettes
  • Balistique
CONT

Un composite balistique [...]. Le revêtement mural «balistique» d'Achidatex a été mis au point pour trouver un remède à l'effondrement des bâtiments et à la projection des matériaux constituants d'un mur [...] à l'intérieur des pièces en cas d'explosion proche [...] Le mur doit résister au tir direct d'un obus de 155 mm tiré à cent mètres de distance [...].

Spanish

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