Experimental study on damage pattern caused on Malaysian made hollow blocks by guns of different calibers

Firearm and ballistics in an important area in forensic investigation. Among three ballistics, terminal ballistics plays a vital role in to solve the mystery in crime scenes. The present experimental study is aimed to study the damage pattern caused on Malaysian made hollow blocks by using various...

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Main Authors:	Hor, Tze Bao, T. Nataraja Moorthy, Rasyidi Harun, Mohd Zahedi Daud
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Language:	English
Published:	Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 2016
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11819/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11819/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11819/1/45_02_15.pdf

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spelling	ukm-118192018-07-02T03:47:17Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11819/ Experimental study on damage pattern caused on Malaysian made hollow blocks by guns of different calibers Hor, Tze Bao T. Nataraja Moorthy, Rasyidi Harun, Mohd Zahedi Daud, Firearm and ballistics in an important area in forensic investigation. Among three ballistics, terminal ballistics plays a vital role in to solve the mystery in crime scenes. The present experimental study is aimed to study the damage pattern caused on Malaysian made hollow blocks by using various firearm. For the experimental study, firearms viz. 0.38 revolver, 9mm submachine gun, 9 mm semi auto pistol, 5.56 mm rifle and 7.62 mm rifle were used with varying ranges. The shooting experiment was conducted at Sungai Buloh shooting range by trained firearms experts, Polis Di Raja Malaysia, Bukit Aman. Kuala Lumpur. The entry and exit damages were analyzed and the result of the investigation provided promising result in determining the type of firearm and other useful information. The entry damages are found to be comparatively smaller than the exit damages in the hollow blocks. The long arms caused more damages on the hollow blocks comparatively than hand arms. Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 2016-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11819/1/45_02_15.pdf Hor, Tze Bao and T. Nataraja Moorthy, and Rasyidi Harun, and Mohd Zahedi Daud, (2016) Experimental study on damage pattern caused on Malaysian made hollow blocks by guns of different calibers. Malaysian Applied Biology, 45 (2). pp. 99-105. ISSN 0126-8643 http://www.mabjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=565&catid=59:current-view&Itemid=56
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description	Firearm and ballistics in an important area in forensic investigation. Among three ballistics, terminal ballistics plays a vital role in to solve the mystery in crime scenes. The present experimental study is aimed to study the damage pattern caused on Malaysian made hollow blocks by using various firearm. For the experimental study, firearms viz. 0.38 revolver, 9mm submachine gun, 9 mm semi auto pistol, 5.56 mm rifle and 7.62 mm rifle were used with varying ranges. The shooting experiment was conducted at Sungai Buloh shooting range by trained firearms experts, Polis Di Raja Malaysia, Bukit Aman. Kuala Lumpur. The entry and exit damages were analyzed and the result of the investigation provided promising result in determining the type of firearm and other useful information. The entry damages are found to be comparatively smaller than the exit damages in the hollow blocks. The long arms caused more damages on the hollow blocks comparatively than hand arms.
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author	Hor, Tze Bao T. Nataraja Moorthy, Rasyidi Harun, Mohd Zahedi Daud,
spellingShingle	Hor, Tze Bao T. Nataraja Moorthy, Rasyidi Harun, Mohd Zahedi Daud, Experimental study on damage pattern caused on Malaysian made hollow blocks by guns of different calibers
author_facet	Hor, Tze Bao T. Nataraja Moorthy, Rasyidi Harun, Mohd Zahedi Daud,
author_sort	Hor, Tze Bao
title	Experimental study on damage pattern caused on Malaysian made hollow blocks by guns of different calibers
title_short	Experimental study on damage pattern caused on Malaysian made hollow blocks by guns of different calibers
title_full	Experimental study on damage pattern caused on Malaysian made hollow blocks by guns of different calibers
title_fullStr	Experimental study on damage pattern caused on Malaysian made hollow blocks by guns of different calibers
title_full_unstemmed	Experimental study on damage pattern caused on Malaysian made hollow blocks by guns of different calibers
title_sort	experimental study on damage pattern caused on malaysian made hollow blocks by guns of different calibers
publisher	Malaysian Society of Applied Biology
publishDate	2016
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11819/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11819/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11819/1/45_02_15.pdf
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Experimental study on damage pattern caused on Malaysian made hollow blocks by guns of different calibers

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