Effect of air gap and order of plates on ballistic resistance of two layered armor

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 233-241

  Ben Dor, G ^a   Dubinsky, A ^a   Elperin, T ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMOR; DUCTILITY; IMPACT RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

BALLISTIC RESISTANCE; DISTORTION PRESSURE;

BALLISTICS;

EID: 0032625202     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8442(99)00017-8     Document Type: Article

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