Application of an Analytical Model for Ballistic Penetration to Composite Targets.

Abstract

This report presents the procedures developed for adopting a two-dimensional (2-D) analytical model of ballistic penetration and perforation in isotropic targets to target plates of composite materials (e.g., glass FIBER reinforced plastics GRP). The depths of penetration in S-2 glass fiber/polyester matrix composite laminates were calculated using this analytical model and compared with the measured data. The initial formulation is based on blunt-nosed rigid projectiles and normal impact velocities up to about 1 km/s. Some preliminary results are described, and directions for further investigations are indicated. This report also briefly reviews penetration mechanisms in GRP laminates and some experiments and analytical/computational modeling efforts by other investigators.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA326424

Entities

People

  • A. M. Rajendran
  • S. R. Bodner

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer
  • Composite Materials
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics
  • Glass Fibers
  • Laminated Glass
  • Laminates
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Micromechanics
  • Military Research
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Materials science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • ballistics.