Kevlar and Carbon Composite body armor - Analysis and testing

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages 787-795

  Berg, Vanessa S ^a   Stofleth, Jerome H ^a   Preece, Dale S ^a   Risenmay, Mathew A ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CURING PROCESSES; KEVLAR MATERIALS;

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPOXY RESINS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STEEL; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ARMOR;

EID: 29144446233     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/PVP2005-71433     Document Type: Conference Paper

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