Penetration performance of multiple segmented rods at 2.6 km/s

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 1 PART II, 1999, Pages 675-686

  Normandia, Michael J ^a   Lee, Minhyung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROJECTILES; STEEL; TUNGSTEN ALLOYS;

ARMOR STEEL; MULTIPLE SEGMENTED RODS; PENETRATION DEGRADATION;

BALLISTICS;

EID: 0033364714     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0734-743x(99)00113-x     Document Type: Article

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