Experimental Investigation of Geometric Effects on Ballistic Clay Backing Material

Abstract

The US Army Research Laboratory performed a series of impact tests on rectangular and cylindrical targets of Roma Plastilina 1 (RP 1) at various velocities to study the geometric effects of the target on behind-armor blunt trauma and to investigate rebound of the backing material. Time history of penetration was obtained by Phantom high-speed cameras, and depth of penetration was obtained by caliper. Column drop tests were performed to study rebound of the RP 1. Comparisons were made between both geometries in each test series.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1075760

Entities

People

  • Mary J. Graham
  • Timothy G. Zhang

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armor
  • Bodies
  • Body Armor
  • Boundaries
  • Cameras
  • Drop Tests
  • Engineering
  • Geometry
  • High Speed Cameras
  • Impact Tests
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Protective Equipment
  • Systems Engineering
  • X Rays

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  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Explosive Engineering.