Impact resistance of a rectangular polycarbonate armor plate subjected to single and multiple impacts

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1128-1135

  Shah, Qasim H ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Dent depth; LSDYNA; Multiple impacts; Polycarbonate; Rectangular armor plate; Thickness reduction

Indexed keywords

DENT DEPTH; LSDYNA; MULTIPLE IMPACTS; RECTANGULAR ARMOR PLATE; THICKNESS REDUCTION;

ARMOR; MILITARY EQUIPMENT; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

IMPACT RESISTANCE;

EID: 67349240725     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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