Normal and oblique impacts of hard projectile on single and layered plates - An experimental study

Defence Science Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-156

  Madhu, V ^a   Balakrishna Bhat, T ^a   Gupta, N K ^b  

^a DEFENCE METALLURGICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Ballistic limit; Ballistics; Impact; Layered plates; Material hardness; Multilayered targets; Normal impact; Oblique impact; Perforation; Plates; Projectiles; Residual velocity; Simulations; Target damage

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HARDNESS; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMPACT TESTING; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STEEL; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

LAYERED PLATES;

PROJECTILES;

EID: 0038006723     PISSN: 0011748X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14429/dsj.53.2139     Document Type: Conference Paper

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