Columbus debris shielding experiments and ballistic limit curves

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 1 PART I, 1999, Pages 181-192

  Destefanis, Roberto ^a   Faraud, Moreno ^a   Trucchi, Marco ^a  

^a ALENIA SPAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BALLISTICS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; PROJECTILES; SHIELDING;

HIGH RESISTANCE SHIELDING;

IMPACT TESTING;

EID: 0033364602     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0734-743x(99)00071-8     Document Type: Article

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