Modeling the Penetration Behavior of Rigid Into Ballistic Gelatin

Abstract

The penetration of 20% ballistic gelatin by rigid steel spheres is studied and analytically modeled. In order to properly capture the response for a wide variety of sphere sizes and impact velocities, a rate-dependent strength formulation is required for the ballistic resistance of gelatin.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA479045

Entities

People

  • Steven B. Segletes

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Coefficients
  • Data Sets
  • Deceleration
  • Diameters
  • Efficiency
  • Experimental Data
  • Flow
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Projectiles
  • Resistance
  • Reynolds Number
  • Steady State
  • Strain Rate

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • ballistics.