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June 2014
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Research Article| February 18 2014

Briefing: Resistance to ballistic penetration of insulated concrete formwork Available to Purchase

Richard Andrew Barnes, PhD, CEng, MICE, FHEA, MICT;
Richard Andrew Barnes, PhD, CEng, MICE, FHEA, MICT
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Advisory Engineer, The Concrete Society, Blackwater, Camberley, Surrey, UK
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Tom Hanrahan, BEng
Tom Hanrahan, BEng
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Royal Military College, Shrivenham, Nr Swindon, Wiltshire, UK
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Author & Article Information
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Received: May 15 2013
Accepted: November 29 2013
Online ISSN: 1747-6518
Print ISSN: 1747-650X
ICE Publishing: All rights reserved
2014
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Construction Materials (2014) 167 (3): 127–130.
https://doi.org/10.1680/coma.13.00010
Article history
Received:
May 15 2013
Accepted:
November 29 2013

Insulated concrete formwork blocks with various fillings were subjected to repeated rounds from an AK47 assault rifle. Glass cullet and 5–20 mm aggregate performed well with no complete perforation after many rounds. The insulated concrete formwork was found to be very effective at minimising spalling from concrete and improving its ballistic resistance.

Keywords:
concrete structures, military engineering, research & development
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2014
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