Numerical simulation of space debris impacts on the whipple shield

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 859-869

  Katayama, M ^a   Toda, S ^b   Kibe, S ^b  

^a CRC Research Institute Inc   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTURE; IMPACT TESTING; MATERIALS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROJECTILES;

SPACE DEBRIS;

EID: 0031152570     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(97)00128-8     Document Type: Article

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