Development of an Advanced Composite Material Model Suitable for Blast and Ballistic Impact Simulations

Abstract

A robust composite progressive failure model has been successfully developed to account for the strain-rate and pressure dependent behavior of composite materials subjected to high velocity ballistic impact. This composite failure model has been used to quantify the ballistic impact behavior of various composite panels with reasonable accuracy. Application of the current composite model for designing lightweight composite armor with various three dimensional fiber architectures is under progress.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA432520

Entities

People

  • Bryan A. Cheeseman
  • C.‐F. Yen

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Armor
  • Composite Armor
  • Composite Materials
  • Composite Structures
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Laminates
  • Lightweight
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Simulations
  • Stiffness
  • Strain Rate
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.