Fragmentation of targets during ballistic penetration events

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 237-244

  Dinovitzer, A S ^a   Szymczak, M ^b   Erickson, D ^a  

^a BMT Fleet Technology Limited   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Armor; Ballistic; Debris; Fracture; Fragment

Indexed keywords

ARMOR; DEBRIS; FRACTURE; PROJECTILES;

BALLISTIC PENETRATION EVENT; TARGET FRAGMENTATION MODEL;

BALLISTICS;

EID: 0032036162     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0734-743X(97)00062-6     Document Type: Article

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