3D numerical simulations of sharp nosed projectile impact on ductile targets

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 185-195

  Iqbal, M A ^a   Chakrabarti, A ^a   Beniwal, S ^a   Gupta, N K ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

3D Numerical Simulation; ABAQUS; Layered target; Oblique Impact

Indexed keywords

3D NUMERICAL SIMULATION; ALUMINUM TARGET; BALLISTIC RESISTANCE; DOUBLE LAYERED; DUCTILE HOLE ENLARGEMENT; ELLIPTICAL HOLES; EQUIVALENT THICKNESS; EXPLICIT ALGORITHMS; FE MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT CODES; NORMAL AND OBLIQUE IMPACT; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OBLIQUE IMPACT; PROJECTILE IMPACT; REAR SURFACES; STEEL PROJECTILE;

ABAQUS; ALUMINUM; ASPECT RATIO; PROJECTILES; SIMULATORS; TARGETS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 71849105929     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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