Obligatory "asking for a friend" - literal truth, in this case.
The friend in question is a former co-worker who's LE at an unnamed university. He's on his department's community services unit, whose duties include CPTED and related security analysis of both current structures and proposed construction. He has a perpetual headache because this institution's current trend is toward LEED-certified buildings with lots of glass and low projected lifespans.
Recently, he relayed to me a question regarding ballistic penetration through both interior and exterior walls and other construction. He's wanting to do some testing with the department's handgun and patrol rifle duty ammo, as well as calibers likely to be used by aggressors. The intent is to assess the relative lethality of rounds after striking the various construction materials/styles currently in use on campus. He does intend to do this in conjunction with some open-minded engineering staff members to publish the results academically. My own feeling is that there's also some subtext about influencing future architectural design on the campus to be more resistant to projectiles (whether bullets or, say, tornado debris).
As we have several folks on here who shoot things for science, what's the collective wisdom regarding practicality, design, and execution of this project? Also, are there any existing peer-reviewed studies of this nature to which I can point him?