On the mechanics of fracture in monoliths and multilayers from low-velocity impact by sharp or blunt-tip projectiles

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 375-385

  Chai, Herzl ^a   Ravichandran, Guruswami ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cracks; High speed photography; Impact; Indentation; Vickers

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; GLASS; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROJECTILES;

APPLICATIONS.; CONTACT LOADS; CRACK LENGTHS; CRITICAL STRESSES; DAMAGE SOURCES; DYNAMIC FRACTURES; ELASTIC CONTACTS; EQUATION OF MOTIONS; FLEXURAL DEFORMATIONS; GLASS PLATES; IMPACT; IMPACT ENERGIES; LAYERED STRUCTURES; PLASTIC PENETRATIONS; PROJECTILE MASSES; RADIAL CRACKS; STATIC LOADS; SUBSURFACE CRACKS; VELOCITY IMPACTS; VICKERS;

HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY;

EID: 57649183930     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2008.07.065     Document Type: Article

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