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Cerebrovascular injury caused by a high strain rate insult in the thorax
Amy Courtney, Michael Courtney
Primary blast-induced traumatic brain injury (TBI) has increased in documented incidence and public prominence in recent conflicts. Evidence for a thoracic mechanism of blast-induc…
Oxy-acetylene driven laboratory scale shock tubes for studying blast wave effects
Amy Courtney, Lubov Andrusiv, Michael Courtney
This paper describes the development and characterization of modular, oxy-acetylene driven laboratory scale shock tubes. Such tools are needed to produce realistic blast waves in a…
Echo-based measurement of the speed of sound
Alivia Berg, Michael Courtney
The speed of sound in air can be measured by popping a balloon next to a microphone a measured distance away from a large flat wall, digitizing the sound waveform, and measuring th…
High-speed measurement of rifle primer blast waves
Michael Courtney, Amy Courtney
This article describes a method and results for direct high-speed measurements of rifle primer blast waves employing a high-speed pressure transducer located at the muzzle to recor…
History and evidence regarding hydrostatic shock
Michael Courtney, Amy Courtney
This paper reviews the history and evidence related to remote wounding effects of ballistic pressure waves imparted to tissue by the impact of a bullet. Such remote effects are oft…
An Acoustic Demonstration of Galileo's Law of Falling Bodies
Michael Courtney, Elya R. Courtney
An acoustic method is presented for analyzing the time of falling motion. A ball is dropped from a measured height. The dropping device makes a distinct sound a well-determined tim…