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1. REPORT DATE (DD-MM-YYYY)
23-07-2012
3. DATES COVERED (From - To)
Test Operations Procedure (TOP) 10-2-204, General Tests of Personal
Protective Equipment (Non-ballistic) - Soft Armor
5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER
7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)
Commander
U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center
TEDT-AT-WFS
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5059
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION
REPORT NUMBER
TOP 10-2-204
9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)
Range Infrastructure Division (CSTE-TM)
US Army Test and Evaluation Command
2202 Aberdeen Boulevard
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5001
ACRONYM(S)
11. SPONSOR/MONITOR’S REPORT
NUMBER(S)
Same as item 8
12. DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
Distribution Statement A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
13. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES
Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), AD No.: ADA566201
This Test Operations Procedure (TOP) describes general procedures for conducting nonballistic testing of soft armor
systems. Tests include Bulk Materials, Visual Inspection, Bartacks, Component and Assembly, Construction Design,
Emergency Release Mechanism, Functional Integration, Hardware, Label Verification: Verbiage, Label Verification:
Dimensions and Font, Open Seam, Stitch Count, Stitch and Seam Type, Raw Edges, Stitch Tension, Thread Ends,
Weight, Materials Inspection Testing, Ballistic Filler Weight, Ballistic Panel Subcomponent Fit and Area, Bartack
Holding Strength, Dimensions: Bartack Length, Distance between Bartacks, Distance between Horizontal Webbing,
Buttonhole Cut, Length and Width, Drag Strap Extension Test Using Instron Machine, Emergency Release Anchor
Webbings, Pattern Matching, Pattern Matching: Ballistic Filler, Ply Count, Thickness: Ballistic Filler, and Vertical
Soft Body Armor Personal Protective Equipment Non-ballistic
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19a. NAME OF RESPONSIBLE PERSON
19b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (include area code)
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