Effect of distance from the support on the penetration mechanism of clamped circular polycarbonate armor plates

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1244-1250

  Shah, Qasim H ^a   Abakr, Yousif A ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Armor plate; Impact; LSDYNA; Polycarbonate; Thickness reduction

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS;

ARMOR PLATE; IMPACT; LSDYNA; OPTICAL MICROSCOPE; POLYCARBONATE; PROJECTILE VELOCITIES; STEEL PROJECTILES; THICKNESS REDUCTION;

PROJECTILES;

EID: 48349100347     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2007.07.012     Document Type: Article

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