Lateral confinement effects in long-rod penetration of ceramics at hypervelocity

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 1-12, 2006, Pages 169-179

  Chocron, I S ^a   Anderson Jr , C E ^a   Behner, T ^b   Hohler, V ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR HIGH SPEED DYNAMICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lateral confinement; Off centered impact; Penetration efficiency; Radial confinement; Silicon carbide

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; IMPACT TESTING; SILICON CARBIDE;

LATERAL CONFINEMENT; OFF CENTERED IMPACT; PENETRATION EFFICIENCY; RADIAL CONFINEMENT;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 33845186276     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2006.09.023     Document Type: Article

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