Probabilistic modeling for ceramic lined gun barrels

Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 251-256

  Carter, Robert H ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC MODELING; BARREL TECHNOLOGY; HIGH PRESSURE BURSTS; PROBABILISTIC DESIGNS;

BALLISTICS; BARRELING; CERAMIC MATERIALS; EROSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; STEEL;

GUNS (ARMAMENT);

EID: 33745450923     PISSN: 00949930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2172966     Document Type: Conference Paper

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