Material modeling and ballistic-resistance analysis of armor-grade composites reinforced with high-performance fibers

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1169-1182

  Grujicic, M ^a   Glomski, P S ^a   He, T ^a   Arakere, G ^a   Bell, W C ^a   Cheeseman, B A ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Armor grade composites; Failure analysis; High performance fibers; Material modeling; Polymer matrix composites

Indexed keywords

ANSYS INC.; AREAL DENSITIES; ARMOR PANEL; BULLET VELOCITY; COMPOSITE LAMINATE; COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; DAMAGE MODES; FINITE ELEMENT PROGRAMS; HIGH-PERFORMANCE FIBERS; INTERMEDIATE STAGE; LITERATURE DATA; MATERIAL MODELING; MATERIAL MODELS; MATRIX MATERIALS; NON-LINEAR DYNAMICS; POLYETHYLENE FIBERS; RESISTANCE ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TRANSVERSE IMPACT; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; UNIT CELLS; USER MATERIAL SUBROUTINE;

ARMOR; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBERS; FILAMENTS (LAMP); HELIUM; LAMINATES; MILITARY EQUIPMENT; POLYMERS; PROJECTILES; QUALITY ASSURANCE; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SAFETY FACTOR; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 70450245535     PISSN: 10599495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11665-009-9370-5     Document Type: Article

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