The optimum arrangement of the plates in a multi-layered shield

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 687-696

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

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Conical impacter; Optimum shield; Penetration

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; VELOCITY;

CONICAL IMPACTER; IMPACTOR SHIELD INTERACTION; OPTIMUM SHIELD; PENETRATION;

PLATE METAL;

EID: 0033900276     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(99)00022-0     Document Type: Article

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