ZEMAN AM - certification, attestation

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ZEMAN AM BOOTS ITC CERTIFICATE

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Report from testing at

UNIVERSITY OF PARDUBICE
Department of Theory and Technology of Explosives
Pardubice, Czech Republic

Univerzita Pardubice

TESTING OF PROTECTIVE BOOTS
Technical Report

March - April 2001

Univerzita Pardubice
UNIVERSITY OF PARDUBICE
Department of Theory and Technology of Explosives
Pardubice, Czech Republic

TESTING OF BLAST PROTECTIVE BOOTS mod. ZEMAN AM

In period March - April 2001 in testing facility University of Pardubice, Dept. of Theory and Technology of Explosives tests Blast Protective Boots "Zeman AM" were undertaken.

Boots were fitted to measuring equipment, equipped by accelerometer. Weigh of person was simulated by 65 kg weight. Under heel was placed simulated mines. It was plastic ring dia. 45 mm containing 25, 35 or 50 g of Semtex (50 g of Semtex is equal to 70 g of TNT).

Univerzita Pardubice
UNIVERSITY OF PARDUBICE
Department of Theory and Technology of Explosives
Pardubice, Czech Republic

RESULTS OF TRIALS

Sample	Charge	Acceleration	Comments
Ordinary combat boots	25g	N/A	fatal destruction boots and leg, AMPUTATION !
Resistant boots	25g	550-600	damaged part of sole (heel)
Resistant boots	35g	N/A	damaged part of sole (heel)
Resistant boots	50g	800g	heavy damaged heel, inner part of boot OK
Resistant boots	25g*	530g	minor damage part of sole under heel

AP mines was simulated by charge of Semtex inside plastic ring dia 45 mm.
Charge was in contact with heel or (*) buried 2 cm in sand.