A numerical investigation of the influence of yarn-level finite-element model on energy absorption by a flexible-fabric armour during ballistic impact

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications

Volumn 222, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 259-276

  Grujicic, M ^a   Arakere, G ^a   He, T ^a   Gogulapati, M ^a   Cheeseman, B A ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ballistic performance; Flexible armour; High performance fibres

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; ARMOR; BALLISTICS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; EXPLOSIVES; FABRICS; FRICTION; MILITARY EQUIPMENT; ORDNANCE; PROJECTILES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TEXTILE PROCESSING; THEOREM PROVING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WEAVING; WOOL; YARN;

BALLISTIC IMPACTS; BALLISTIC PERFORMANCE; ELEMENT MODELS; FEM MODELS; FINITE-ELEMENT METHODS; FIRST ORDERS; FLEXIBLE ARMOUR; HIGH-PERFORMANCE FIBRES; IMPACT PROCESSES; LINEAR DYNAMICS; MEMBRANE ELEMENTS; MEMBRANE MODELS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS; SOLID ELEMENTS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF; STEEL PROJECTILES; TEMPORAL EVOLUTIONS; WEFT YARNS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 56649091147     PISSN: 14644207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/14644207JMDA209     Document Type: Article

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