Rui Zhang

TL;DR: In this article, the ballistic performance of UHMWPE laminated plates and encapsulated aluminum structures was numerically characterized using a full three-dimensional continuum model for each type of target.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the use of ceramic materials as armour materials for nearly 50 years and continue to attract great interest in the field of defense technology, as confinement is crucial for ceramic materials.

TL;DR: In this paper, density gradient affects significantly local crushing stress and local density within the shock front when it propagates from the impact end to the other end of the foam projectile, and the theoretical model is employed to determine the geometry, density gradient, and firing velocity of foam projectiles needed to generate shock loadings with prescribed pulse shapes.

TL;DR: In this article, a composite projectile is proposed to simulate combined blast and single fragment impact loading, which is comprised of a cylindrical aluminum foam projectile embedded with a fragment simulation projectile (FSP).

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of prestress on the ballistic performance of bi-layer ceramic composite armors was explored both experimentally and numerically, and three types of target plate with different prestress levels were prepared using the method of shrink fit, and tested with ballistic experiments.