Influence of panel/back thickness on impact damage behavior of alumina/aluminum armors

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 875-887

  Zuoguang, Zhang ^a   Mingchao, Wang ^a   Shuncheng, Song ^b   Min, Li ^a   Zhijie, Sun ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Armor; Damage mechanism; Impact; Split Hopkinson pressure bar; Stress wave

Indexed keywords

ARMOR DAMAGE; COMPOSITE BEAM; DAMAGE BEHAVIOR; FAILURE MECHANISM; FORMATION MECHANISM; IMPACT DAMAGES; IMPACT LOADS; LOCAL BENDING; MODEL CALCULATIONS; PANEL THICKNESS; RADIAL CRACKS; SPLIT HOPKINSON PRESSURE BARS; STRESS WAVE; STRESS WAVE PROPAGATION; TARGET DAMAGE; VERTEX ANGLE;

ARMOR; BRIDGE DECKS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRACKS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); METALLIC GLASS; MILITARY EQUIPMENT;

ELASTIC WAVES;

EID: 72249097513     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2009.08.023     Document Type: Article

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