The Effect of Different Sandbag Fillings on .30-06 Penetration Distance
School Name
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
Grade Level
10th Grade
Presentation Topic
Engineering
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Abstract
Sandbags play large roles in both civil and international crises. In civil work, they are utilized to prevent water damage and act as a deployable damn (Corps of Engineers 1999). In international crises, they are commonly used to provide cover for infantry. The purpose of this study was to test how sandbag fillings can alter the sandbag's ability to provide cover. The independent variable was the bullet fired and the Dependent variable was the material in the bag. The hypothesis for this study was if different bullets pass through different materials, then we expect to see varying results depending on the material shot. By filling gallon bags with different substances, dirt, sand, gravel, and peat-moss, and lining them up, and shooting it with a rifle, we could find where the bullet stopped and measure the distance penetrated. The final result is that sand and gravel performed the best while dirt performed badly and peat-moss was useless in terms of stopping a bullet. These results support the hypothesis.
Recommended Citation
Tighe, John, "The Effect of Different Sandbag Fillings on .30-06 Penetration Distance" (2020). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 162.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2020/all/162
Location
John's Hall 105
Start Date
3-28-2020 11:45 AM
Presentation Format
Oral and Written
Group Project
No
The Effect of Different Sandbag Fillings on .30-06 Penetration Distance
John's Hall 105
Sandbags play large roles in both civil and international crises. In civil work, they are utilized to prevent water damage and act as a deployable damn (Corps of Engineers 1999). In international crises, they are commonly used to provide cover for infantry. The purpose of this study was to test how sandbag fillings can alter the sandbag's ability to provide cover. The independent variable was the bullet fired and the Dependent variable was the material in the bag. The hypothesis for this study was if different bullets pass through different materials, then we expect to see varying results depending on the material shot. By filling gallon bags with different substances, dirt, sand, gravel, and peat-moss, and lining them up, and shooting it with a rifle, we could find where the bullet stopped and measure the distance penetrated. The final result is that sand and gravel performed the best while dirt performed badly and peat-moss was useless in terms of stopping a bullet. These results support the hypothesis.
