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Ballistic impact into fabric and compliant composite laminates
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In this article, a review of the factors that influence ballistic performance is presented, specifically, the material properties of the yarn, fabric structure, projectile geometry and velocity, far field boundary conditions, multiple plies and friction.About:
This article is published in Composite Structures.The article was published on 2003-07-01. It has received 561 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Ballistic impact & Composite laminates.read more
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Stab resistance of shear thickening fluid (STF)-treated fabrics
TL;DR: In this paper, the stab resistance of shear thickening fluid (STF)-treated Kevlar and Nylon fabrics is investigated and found to exhibit significant improvements over neat fabric targets of equivalent areal density.
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Perforation resistance of five different high-strength steel plates subjected to small-arms projectiles
TL;DR: In this paper, the perforation resistance of five different high-strength steels has been determined and compared against each other, including Weldox 500E, Weldox 700E, Hardox 400, Domex Protect 500 and Armox 560T.
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Mechanical Properties of Kevlar® KM2 Single Fiber
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of loading rate and the influence of axial loading on transverse and transverse loading on axial stress-strain responses are also discussed, and the results of experiments on a single Kevlar KM2 fiber are presented and discussed.
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A new membrane model for the ballistic impact response and V50 performance of multi-ply fibrous systems
TL;DR: In this paper, an analytical model for the ballistic impact response of fibrous materials of interest in body armor applications is presented, focusing on an un-tensioned 2D membrane impacted transversely by a blunt-nosed projectile, a problem that has remained unsolved for a half a century.
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Ballistic impact behaviour of woven fabric composites: Formulation
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the ballistic impact behavior of two-dimensional woven fabric composites using wave theory and different damage and energy absorbing mechanisms during a low-mass high-velocity impact caused by a propelling source.
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An analysis of the system effects in woven fabrics under ballistic impact
TL;DR: In this article, the system effects that occur during the ballistic impact of woven fabric body armor materials are discussed from a conceptual point of view, based on a brief review of prior work on fabric-based armor systems.
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The ballistic impact characteristics of aramid fabrics: The influence of interface friction
Brian J. Briscoe,F. Motamedi +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of surface friction characteristics of aramid fabrics with respect to their static deformation behavior and their ballistic capture performance was investigated, and a simulation of the ballistic deformation process in fabrics was devised on the basis of this first-order model of the quasi static indentation process.
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Modelling deformation and damage characteristics of woven fabric under small projectile impact
TL;DR: In this article, the impact of small spherical projectiles on plain-woven PPTA poly(p-phenylene-terephthalamide) fabric is modeled as a network of viscoelastic fiber elements and a three-element visco-elastic constitutive model is used to represent polymer behaviour Viscoelastic parameters are used to reflect intermolecular and intramolecular bond strengths as well as the static mechanical properties of fibres.
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Penetration Failure Mechanisms of Armor-Grade Fiber Composites under Impact:
TL;DR: In this paper, the penetration failure mechanisms of fiber-reinforced composites with very low resin content were assessed under transverse impact loading in comparison with those of dry reinforcing fabrics.
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Perforation of high-strength fabric by projectiles of different geometry
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the ballistic limits, energy absorption behaviour and the mechanisms that lead to perforation in Twaron ® CT 716 plain-woven, single-ply fabric by different shaped projectiles.