Rupture of thin ductile tubes by oblique impact of flat-nosed missiles: Analysis

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 541-570

  Zhang, T G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE (MECHANICAL); PLASTIC FLOW; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES;

OBLIQUE IMPACT SPEED; RUPTURE; THIN DUCTILE TUBES;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0032132161     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0734-743x(98)00011-6     Document Type: Article

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