A Semiempirical Model for the Ballistic Impact Performance of Textile-Based Personnel Armor

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-58

  Cunniff, Philip M ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMOR; BALLISTICS; CURVE FITTING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; IMPACT TESTING; KINETIC THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PERFORMANCE; PROJECTILES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

BALLISTIC IMPACT; BODY ARMOR SYSTEM; SEMIEMPIRICAL MODEL;

MILITARY TEXTILES;

BALLISTIC IMPACT; BODY ARMOUR; FABRIC PROPERTIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 0029676663     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004051759606600107     Document Type: Article

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