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Search Publications by: Stephen W. Banovic (Fed)

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Tensile Strength Measurements of Frangible Bullets Using the Diametral Compression Test

May 8, 2007
Author(s)
Steven P. Mates, Richard L. Rhorer, Stephen W. Banovic, Eric P. Whitenton, Richard J. Fields
Frangible bullets are designed to disintegrate on impact against rigid surfaces to avoid ricochet hazards in recreational shooting ranges or law enforcement training facilities. Their behavior against protective soft body armor is therefore quite different

Damage and Failure Modes of Structural Steel Components (Appendices A-G). Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster (NIST NCSTAR 1-3C) ***DRAFT for Public Comments***

September 1, 2005
Author(s)
Stephen W. Banovic, Timothy J. Foecke
This report describes damage characteristics, failure modes, and fire-related degradation of the recovered structural components from the World Trade Center (WTC) 1 and WTC 2. Assessment of the structural components was divided into pre- and post-collapse