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The effect of breast size and bra type on comfort for UK female police officers wearing body armour (2019)
Journal Article
Malbon, C., Knock, C., Critchley, R., & Debra J Carr, P. (2020). The effect of breast size and bra type on comfort for UK female police officers wearing body armour. Applied Ergonomics, 84, Article 103012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2019.103012

Within the Police service of England and Wales the wearing of ballistic and stab resistant body armour is common, with most police forces mandating its usage when away from the police station. Of all the serving police officers in England and Wales 2... Read More about The effect of breast size and bra type on comfort for UK female police officers wearing body armour.

The effects of crossbow impacts onto a common automotive vehicle side window—a preliminary study (2019)
Journal Article
Critchley, R., Standbridge, K., & Peare, A. (2020). The effects of crossbow impacts onto a common automotive vehicle side window—a preliminary study. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 134(4), 1395-1401. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-019-02171-5

In 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 und... Read More about The effects of crossbow impacts onto a common automotive vehicle side window—a preliminary study.

Experimental fragmentation of pipe bombs with varying case thickness (2019)
Journal Article
da Silva, L. A., Johnson, S., Critchley, R., Clements, J., Norris, K., & Stennett, C. (2020). Experimental fragmentation of pipe bombs with varying case thickness. Forensic Science International, 306, Article 110034. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.110034

Among all the improvised explosive devices (IEDs) known, pipe bombs are one of the most popular devices used by terrorists. They are simple to use, easy to construct and materials are readily available. For this IED, fragmentation is the primary inju... Read More about Experimental fragmentation of pipe bombs with varying case thickness.

Woven fabrics in book conservation: An investigation into the properties of aerolinen and aerocotton (2019)
Journal Article
Bockmuehl, C. R., Tomkins, N., Keiding, J., Critchley, R., Peare, A., & Carr, D. J. (2020). Woven fabrics in book conservation: An investigation into the properties of aerolinen and aerocotton. Studies in Conservation, 65(7), 375-387. https://doi.org/10.1080/00393630.2019.1672442

Woven fabrics commonly referred to as ‘aerocotton’ and ‘aerolinen’ are frequently used in the conservation of books and manuscripts and are valued for their strength and flexibility. Although textiles have a long history in the production and repair... Read More about Woven fabrics in book conservation: An investigation into the properties of aerolinen and aerocotton.