Fabrication, testing and modeling of a new flexible armor inspired from natural fish scales and osteoderms

Bioinspiration and Biomimetics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Chintapalli, Ravi Kiran ^a   Mirkhalaf, Mohammad ^a   Dastjerdi, Ahmad Khayer ^a   Barthelat, Francois ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

bio inspiration; fabrication and modeling; natural flexible dermal armor; segmented protective armor

Indexed keywords

FISH; GLASS; LOADING;

BIO-INSPIRATION; BIOINSPIRED SYSTEMS; CONTINUOUS PLATE; EFFICIENT LOCOMOTION; HEXAGONAL SEGMENTS; PROTECTIVE ARMORS; PUNCTURE RESISTANCES; TESTING AND MODELING;

ARMOR;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL; SILICATE;

ANIMAL; ARMADILLO; CHEMISTRY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FISH; HARDNESS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; REPTILE; SKIN; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; ARMADILLOS; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULUS; FISHES; HARDNESS; MATERIALS TESTING; REPTILES; SILICATES; SKIN; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84899581067     PISSN: 17483182     EISSN: 17483190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-3182/9/3/036005     Document Type: Article

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