Steel plate perforation by small L/D tungsten rods: Effects of strength, equation of state, and drag flare

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

Volumn 325, Issue , 1996, Pages 205-211

  Rattenberg, Martin N ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; EQUATIONS OF STATE OF SOLIDS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; IMPACT TESTING; PROJECTILES; STEEL SHEET; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TUNGSTEN;

ROLLED HOMOGENEOUS ARMOR (RHA); SOFTWARE PACKAGE EPIC;

ARMOR;

EID: 4243055201     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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