A Comprehensive Review of Modeling of Impact Damage in Ceramics

Abstract

This report reviews high strain rate experimental and analytical methods available for characterizing ceramic material behavior. Also, a discussion on the ceramic failure mechanisms upon impact loading conditions is provided. Theoretical basis for constitutive and failure modeling of ceramic type brittle material is discussed. Models that are reported in open literature are reviewed and categorized based on their theoretical approaches. The salient features of a few recently reported constitutive/damage theories, which combine either the micromechanics or the continuum damage mechanics for the stress- strain relationship with fracture mechanics for damage accumulation description, are described and tabulated. Recent attempts to employ such models in the calculation of armor penetration problems are briefly discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA203477

Entities

People

  • A. M. Rajendran
  • W. H. Cook

Organizations

  • University of Dayton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Simulations
  • Dynamic Response
  • Elastic Properties
  • Elastic Waves
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Plastic Properties
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Stress Waves
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Theoretical Analysis.