Projectile attack of surface scattered munitions: Prompt shock finite element models and live trials

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 83-88

  Almond, Robert J ^a   Murray, Stephen G ^b  

^a Energetic Technology Department   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical Energy; Explicit Dynamic FEM; Impact Initiation; Landmine Neutralization; Prompt Shock Initiation

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MILITARY VEHICLES; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROJECTILES; SHOCK WAVES;

CRITICAL ENERGY; EXPLICIT DYNAMIC FEM; IMPACT INITIATIONS; LANDMINE NEUTRALIZATIONS; PROMPT SHOCK INITIATIONS;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 33646179643     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: 15214087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.200600013     Document Type: Article

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