Modeling and Simulation of Ceramic Arrays to Improve Ballistic Performance

Abstract

Simulations were run on: -Monolithic AI5083 -Baseline -Proposed seam design of thickened edges -Inefficient solution -Ceramic tiles with and without gap with the adhesive layer modeled -AutoDyn accurately models the behavior of the adhesive -Proposed seam design of step ladder -Reasonable possible solution AutoDyn material properties may need to be adjusted to capture the full damage that is occurring. Future work will include new seem designs, experimental testing and modeling done in LS-DYNA.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA603084

Entities

People

  • Bazle Z. Haque
  • John W. Gillespie Jr.
  • Nicole A. Cicchetti
  • Shridhar Yarlagadda

Organizations

  • University of Delaware

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adhesives
  • Armor
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Composite Armor
  • Composite Materials
  • Cost Analysis
  • Delaware
  • Department Of Defense
  • Epoxy Resins
  • Experimental Data
  • Geometry
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Projectile Cases
  • Projectiles
  • Simulations
  • Universities

Readers

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  • Reinforced Composite Materials