Numerical simulation of the ballistic response of GRP plates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1463-1469

  Nandlall, D ^a   Williams, K ^b   Vaziri, Reza ^b  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER   (Canada)

^b U ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BALLISTIC IMPACT; BALLISTIC RESPONSE; COMPOSITE ARMOUR; DAMAGE MECHANICS; DAMAGE PROGRESSION;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

BULLET RESISTANCE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0345404412     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(98)00030-X     Document Type: Article

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