A modified model for the penetration into moderately thick plates by a rigid, sharp-nosed projectile

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-204

  Li, Q M ^a   Weng, H J ^b   Chen, X W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Analytical model; Penetration; Rigid projectile

Indexed keywords

HARDNESS; IMPACT TESTING; MATERIALS SCIENCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

PROJECTILE NOSE;

PROJECTILES;

EID: 0344464944     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0734-743X(03)00067-8     Document Type: Article

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