The effects of crossbow impacts onto a common automotive vehicle side window – a preliminary study

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dc.contributor.authorCritchley, Richard
dc.contributor.authorStandbridge, K.
dc.contributor.authorPeare, Alan
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-18T15:28:16Z
dc.date.available2019-11-18T15:28:16Z
dc.date.issued2019-11-07
dc.description.abstractIn recent times, the number of criminal incidents involving crossbows in the UK has increased with many incidents resulting in either injuries or fatalities. Whilst the effects of crossbow bolts on the body are well understood, there is a limited understanding on how these projectiles interact with the wider environment. One area of particular interest is the interaction between common vehicle side windows and bolts. In this study, the penetrability of two distinct bolts using an off-the-shelve crossbow against a common automotive side window was explored, where velocity loss up to 25 m/s post impact was recorded. All windows failed through radial glass fracture at a rate up to 1600 m/s, whilst bolt damage varied from tip holder decoupling, shaft damage, and traumatic fletching removal. No distinct relationship between bolt type, velocity, and window damage was identified.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationCritchley R, Standbridge K, Peare A. (2019) The effects of crossbow impacts onto a common automotive vehicle side window – a preliminary study. International Journal of Legal Medicine, Volume 134, Issue 4, July 2020, pp. 1395-1401en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0937-9827
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-019-02171-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/14747
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherSpringeren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectCrossbowen_UK
dc.subjectImpacten_UK
dc.subjectGlassen_UK
dc.subjectAutomotive glassen_UK
dc.subjectBoltsen_UK
dc.titleThe effects of crossbow impacts onto a common automotive vehicle side window – a preliminary studyen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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