Improved Florence model and optimization of two-component armor against single impact or two impacts

Composite Structures

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 158-165

  Ben Dor, G ^a   Dubinsky, A ^a   Elperin, T ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Impact; Optimization; Penetration; Two component armor

Indexed keywords

ARMOR; BALLISTICS; BUILDING MATERIALS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EXPLOSIVES; INVERSE PROBLEMS; MILITARY EQUIPMENT; ORDNANCE;

AREAL DENSITIES; BALLISTIC LIMIT VELOCITIES; BALLISTIC RESISTANCES; CERAMIC PLATES; CERAMICS; DIRECT PROBLEMS; IMPACT; IMPACT VELOCITIES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; PENETRATION; REPEATED IMPACTS; TWO-COMPONENT ARMOR;

OPTIMIZATION;

BALLISTIC RESISTANCE; CERAMICS; IMPACT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 56949099473     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2008.02.015     Document Type: Article

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