Anton E Bowden

Oct 26, 2024 | scholarsarchive.byu.edu | Brian Spencer |Anton E Bowden |Brigham Young

Keywordsballistics testing, lightweight sandwich-composite, body armor, shear-thickening fluid, STFCollegeIra A. Fulton College of Engineering and TechnologyDepartmentMechanical EngineeringAbstractBody armor is one of the most important tools used in the protection of soldiers and other armed forces around the world. Although the current style of armor, using Kevlar fiber and ceramic inserts, is generally effective, it is bulky and heavy and can cause overheating and lack of mobility.

Oct 26, 2024 | scholarsarchive.byu.edu | David Williams |Anton E Bowden |Brigham Young

Keywordsintervertebral disc degeneration, mechanical tests, fetal bovine serum, FBSCollegeIra A. Fulton College of Engineering and TechnologyDepartmentMechanical EngineeringAbstractThis ORCA research project has focused on the determination of the effects of the order of the mechanical tests on the response of an intervertebral disc. We hypothesized that the order of the mechanical tests may influence the rate of diffusion of the Trypsin throughout the disc, affecting the biomechanical response.