This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standartis.Guides and Remendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)Committee. Designation:E3068-20 TU INTERNATIONAL Standard Test Method for Contact Measurement of Backface Deformation in Clay Backing During Body Armor Testing' This standard is issued under the fixed designation E3068:the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or in the case of revision the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A superseript epsilon (e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval. 1.Scope responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- 1.1 This test method describes test methods for the contact priate safety health and environmental practices and deter- measurement of backface deformation (BFD)in clay backing mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. caused by a test threat that produces a partial penetration in a 1.9 This international standard was developed in accor- body armor test item. dance with internationally recognized principles on standard- ization established in the Decision on Principles for the 1.2 This test method is applicable to testing of planar and Development of International Standards Gu...