Optimization of light weight armor using experimental data

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 1999, Pages

  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; BALLISTICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BALLISTIC LIMIT VELOCITY (BLV);

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0033294075     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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