The effect of the interlayer on the ballistic performance of ceramic/composite armors: Experimental and numerical study

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-9

  Tasdemirci, A ^a   Tunusoglu, G ^a   Guden M ^a  

^a IZMIR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Armor; Ballistic performance; Interlayer; LS DYNA; Stress wave

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM FOAM; BALLISTIC PERFORMANCE; CERAMIC LAYER; COMPOSITE LAYER; DAMAGE ZONES; INITIAL STRESS; INTERLAYER; INTERLAYER CONFIGURATION; INTERLAYER MATERIALS; LS-DYNA; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PROJECTILE IMPACT; RADIAL DIRECTION; STRESS WAVE;

ARMOR; BALLISTICS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; RUBBER;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 84856933180     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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