Ballistic materials and penetration mechanics /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ;
Elsevier Scientific Pub. Co. ;
1980.
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| Series: | Methods and phenomena, their applications in science and technology ;
v. 5. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. History of armor
- Ancient armor
- Modern body armor
- Modern helmet history
- 3. Ballistic testing methodology
- Background
- Introduction
- Test methodologies
- Pistol ball test
- Arena test
- Side spray fragmentation test
- Forward spray test
- Multiple cube tests
- Single cube test
- Single and multiple sphere tests
- Munition fragment test
- Fragment simulating projectile test
- Yaw dart projectile test
- Parallelepiped test
- Shape factor
- Criteria for assessing the defeat of armor
- Critical angle tests
- Determination of ballistic limits
- Merit ratings
- Residual velocity test
- Transient and permanent deformation testing
- Resistance to shock test
- Resistance to spalling test
- Lethality test
- 4. Fibrous armour
- Fabric armor
- Felts
- Fiber parameters
- Fabrication parameters
- Dynamics of felt upon impact-theoretical studies
- Felt deficiencies
- Laminated fabrics
- Fiberglass
- Nylon
- Kevlar
- 5. Transparent armor
- Historical
- Ocular war injuries
- Ballistic goggle and visor materials
- Windshields
- Structure/property relationships
- 6. Ceramic composite armor
- Component parts of composite armor
- The ceramic facing
- Backup materials
- Mechanisms
- 7. Metallic armor materials
- Characteristics of metal armor
- Armor types
- Steel armor
- Aluminum armor
- Titanium armor
- 8. Weapon effectiveness and casualty reduction analysis
- The threat
- Accuracy
- Fragmentation characteristics
- The target
- Target vulnerability
- Casualties
- Lethal area
- Fraction casualties
- Casualty reduction
- 9. The role of stress waves in penetration processes
- Brittle fractures produced by the reflection of stress waves
- Multiple scabbing
- Non-hookean behavior
- Stress waves produced by fractures
- Mazimum crack velocity
- Penetration of targets by Munroe Jets
- 10. computer simulation of penetration phenomena
- Constitutive equations
- Approach
- Target failure modes
- Important target and projectile parameters
- Composite target
- Hypervelocity impact
- 11. Numerical techniques for modeling high velocity penetration and perforation process
- Numerical techniques
- Hypervelocity impact
- Semi-infinite targets
- Targets of finite thickness
- Oblique impact
- 12. Penetration mechanics of textile structures
- Numerical analysis of impact on woven panels
- Method of analysis
- Mathematical formulation
- Solution stability and convergence
- Incorporation of material property models
- Assessment of accuracy
- Influence of fiber properties on ballastic resistance.