عنوان

Ballistic materials and penetration mechanics /

(Number (ISBN

0444419284

(Number (ISBN

9780444419286

Number

dltt

Title Proper

Ballistic materials and penetration mechanics /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Roy C. Laible.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

distributors for the U.S. and Canada, Elsevier/North-Holland,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1980.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

ix, 297 p. :

Other Physical Details

ill. ;

Dimensions

25 cm.

Series Title

Methods and phenomena, their applications in science and technology ;

Volume Designation

v. 5

Text of Note

Includes bibliographies and index.

Text of Note

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.

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Title

Ballistic materials and penetration mechanics.

Armor.

Armor-plate.

Ballistics.

Penetration mechanics.

Weapons.

Class number

Book number

Laible, Roy C.,1924-

Date of Transaction

20140123114155.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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