Ballistic impact on bi-layer alumina/aluminium armor: A semi-analytical approach

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 37-46

  Chi, Runqiang ^a   Serjouei, Ahmad ^a   Sridhar, Idapalapati ^a   Tan, Geoffrey E B ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ballistic limit; Ceramic metal armor; Optimization; Residual velocity

Indexed keywords

BALLISTIC IMPACT; BALLISTIC LIMIT; BALLISTIC LIMIT VELOCITY; BI-LAYER; EMPIRICAL EQUATIONS; IMPACT VELOCITIES; MODEL MATERIALS; PROJECTILE RESIDUAL VELOCITY; RESIDUAL VELOCITY; SEMI-ANALYTICAL; SEMI-ANALYTICAL MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTIMIZATION; PROJECTILES; VELOCITY;

ARMOR;

EID: 84870054264     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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