Ballistic impact behavior of thick composites: Analytical formulation

AIAA Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1525-1536

  Naik, N K ^a,b   Doshi, A V ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b Aerospace Engineering Department   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; COMPACTION; CRACK INITIATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; KINETIC ENERGY; PROJECTILES; SERVICE LIFE; SHEAR STRESS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ANALYTICAL FORMULATION; BALLISTIC IMPACT BEHAVIOR; MATRIX CRACKING; THICK COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 22644444841     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.11993     Document Type: Article

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