On the optimal nose geometry for a rigid penetrator

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 413-417

  Jones, S E ^a,b   Rule, W K ^b   Jerome, D M ^a   Klug, R T ^a  

^a USAF   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBLEM SOLVING; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

PENETRATION MECHANICS;

PROJECTILES;

EID: 0032315488     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004660050373     Document Type: Article

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