Energy absorption during projectile perforation of thin steel plates and the kinetic energy of ejected fragments

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 10-11, 2009, Pages 1250-1258

  Dean, J ^a   Dunleavy, C S ^a   Brown, P M ^b   Clyne, T W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ABAQUS; Ballistic; Impact; Johnson Cook; Perforation

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED ENERGY; BALLISTIC LIMIT; CRITICAL PLASTIC STRAIN; DISCING; HARDENED STEEL; IMPACT; IMPACT VELOCITIES; INCIDENT VELOCITY; PERFORATION; PETALLING; PLASTICITY MODEL; PROJECTILE VELOCITY; SHEAR PLUGGING; SPHERICAL PROJECTILES; STEEL PLATES; STRAIN-RATE HARDENING;

ABAQUS; ABSORPTION; DEBRIS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; HARDENING; HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY; KINETIC ENERGY; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PROJECTILES; SIMULATORS; STEEL; STRUCTURAL PANELS; VELOCITY;

STRAIN RATE;

EID: 67650163443     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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