A Brief Study of the Possibility of using Partial Similitudes to Estimate the Level of Impact Damage

Abstract

Results are presented of a preliminary study to determine the possibility of using limited or partial similitudes to determine the general level of damage that results from high-speed particle impact. Experimental results are presented and compared for four separate types of impact which satisfy a certain partial similitude. The similarity of impact damage for these conditions is discussed for both simple and compound targets.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0727647

Entities

People

  • Brian H. Jones
  • Coleman Dup. Donaldson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Impedance
  • Aluminum
  • Composite Materials
  • Diameters
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Energy
  • Energy Levels
  • Equations
  • Equations Of State
  • Geometry
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Projectiles
  • Simulations
  • Tensile Strength

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Systems Analysis and Design