Stability of hard plates on soft substrates and application to the design of bioinspired segmented armor

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 92, Issue , 2016, Pages 195-209

  Martini, R ^a   Barthelat, F ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bio inspiration; Hard coating; Segmented dermal armor; Structural stability

Indexed keywords

ARMOR; DEFORMATION; FRICTION; HARD COATINGS; HARDNESS; STABILITY; STIFFNESS; SUBSTRATES;

BIO-INSPIRATION; CONTACT MECHANICS; OPTIMUM THICKNESS; PROTECTIVE SYSTEMS; SOFT SUBSTRATES; STABILITY DIAGRAM; STRUCTURAL STABILITIES; SURFACE HARDNESS;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 84964350736     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2016.04.009     Document Type: Article

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