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" Ballistic materials and penetration mechanics / "
edited by Roy C. Laible.
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BL
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628922
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dltt
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Ballistic materials and penetration mechanics /\ edited by Roy C. Laible.
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| Publication Statement
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Amsterdam ;New York :: Elsevier Scientific Pub. Co. ;New York :: distributors for the U.S. and Canada, Elsevier/North-Holland,, 1980.
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Methods and phenomena, their applications in science and technology ;; v. 5
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ix, 297 p. :: ill. ;; 25 cm.
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0444419284
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: 9780444419286
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Includes bibliographies and index.
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| Contents
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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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Ballistics.
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Weapons.
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Armor.
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Armor-plate.
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Penetration mechanics.
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UF820.B256
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Laible, Roy C.,1924-
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