The effect of through-thickness cracks on the ballistic performance of ceramic armour systems

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 309-318

  Horsfall, I ^a   Buckley, D ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMOR; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRACKS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); PROJECTILES; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL PANELS; TILE; VELOCITY;

BALLISTIC LIMIT VELOCITY; CERAMIC ARMOUR SYSTEMS; PENETRATION; THROUGH THICKNESS CRACKS;

BALLISTICS;

EID: 0030126172     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0734-743X(96)89051-8     Document Type: Article

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