The Response of Thin Targets to Projectile Impact

Abstract

The response of thin targets to projectile impact is investigated under the assumption that membrane theory is sufficient to describe the interaction theoretically derived. Residual velocities of penetrating projectiles for a number of materials are compared with experimental data. The method allows data for a specific target thickness, projectile size and projectile velocity to be used in determining the ballistic properties under other impact conditions. This requires that a value for the ballistic figure of merit, W, be obtained for each material, which can then be used to rank a number of materials in a quantitative fashion, even though the tests performed were quite dissimilar.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA035171

Entities

People

  • J. K. Dienes

Organizations

  • Utility Systems Science and Software (United States)

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Artillery
  • Axisymmetric
  • Bessel Functions
  • Classification
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Experimental Data
  • Figure Of Merit
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Security
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Wave Equations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Regression Analysis.
  • Structural Dynamics.
  • ballistics.