Elastic-cracked model for penetration into unreinforced concrete targets with ogival nose projectiles

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1479-1491

  Xu, Y ^a   Keer, L M ^a   Luk, V K ^b  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE SLABS; CRACK INITIATION; ELASTICITY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROJECTILES; STRAIN;

LOCKED VOLUMETRIC STRAIN; OGIVAL NOSE PROJECTILES; PENETRATION RESISTANCE; POISSON'S RATIO;

CONCRETE TESTING;

EID: 0031121807     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(96)00099-6     Document Type: Article

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