A Survey of Penetration Mechanics for Long Rods

Abstract

Some of the simpler methods in current use for analyzing ballistic impacts by long rod penetrators are reviewed and critiqued. In spite of several obvious shortcomings the eroding rod model has been used as a starting point and guide for an experimental investigation of penetration phenomena. Some of the principal results of that program are reviewed, and several areas for future work are identified. Carefully developed, time resolved data of the types described in this report should serve as a standard of comparison for large-Scale computations of penetration phenomena. These data are already being used to guide development of improved engineering models for long rod penetration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA131152

Entities

People

  • Thomas W. Wright

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Aeronautical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Equations
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Materials
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Physical Theories
  • Steady Flow
  • Stresses

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  • Environmental science

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  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design