Energy and momentum changes during ballistic perforation

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 319-337

  Hetherington, J G ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; DUCTILITY; ELASTIC MODULI; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); IMPACT TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROJECTILES; VELOCITY;

BALLISTIC LIMIT VELOCITY; BALLISTIC PERFORATION; ENERGY CHANGE; IMPACT VELOCITY; MOMENTUM CHANGE; PENETRATION PREDICTION EQUATIONS;

BALLISTICS;

EID: 0030128113     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0734-743X(96)89052-X     Document Type: Article

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