The toughening effect of microscopic filament misalignment on macroscopic ballistic fabric response

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2002, Pages

  Zohdi, T I ^a   Steigmann, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FABRICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MICROSTRUCTURE;

BALLISTIC SHIELDING;

FRACTURE;

FRACTURE; MICROSTRUCTURE; WOVEN FABRIC;

BALLISTIC RESISTANCE; DEFORMATION; FIBER ARRANGEMENT; FIBER BUNDLE; FILAMENT; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRENGTH; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 0038658901     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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