Penetration Behaviour of Highly Deformable Projectiles in Concrete Slabs,

Abstract

Investigations of the penetration behaviour of deformable projectiles in reinforced concrete slabs show that classical penetration formulas developed for rigid projectiles are not applicable to describe the penetration at impact velocities between 100 and 400 m/s. The measured crater depths are smaller, the divergence increases with higher velocities, because the projectile deformation itself consumes a considerable amount of the kinetic energy of the projectile (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP001711

Entities

People

  • Erik Schneider
  • J. Stilp
  • M. Huelsewig

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ammunition
  • Colorado
  • Concrete
  • Deformable Projectiles
  • Energy
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Munitions
  • Projectiles
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • United States Air Force Academy
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Explosive Engineering.