Penetration/perforation of aluminum, steel and tungsten plates by ceramic rods

Computers and Structures

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 571-583

  Nechitailo, N V ^a   Batra, R C ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastic plastic material; Finite element method; Kinetic energy penetrators; Material failure; Metallic targets; Multiple impacts

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMPACT TESTING; KINETIC THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERFORATING; PLASTICITY; STEEL; STRAIN HARDENING; TUNGSTEN;

CERAMIC CYLINDRICAL RODS; METALLIC PLATES; PLASTIC STRAIN;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0032019406     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(97)00103-X     Document Type: Article

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