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Influence of Projectile Nose Shape on Ballistic Limit and Damage to Glass/Vinyl Ester Composite Plates:

M. Sasikumar, +1 more
- 01 Sep 2011 - 
- Vol. 20, Iss: 5, pp 096369351102000
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In the recent past, the substantial structural strength, light weight and stiffness properties of polymer-based composite materials find its application in aircraft and automotive structures at the pro... as mentioned in this paper.
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In the recent past, the substantial structural strength, light weight and stiffness properties of polymer based composite materials find its application in aircraft and automotive structures at pro...

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Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Effect of Projectile Nose Shape on the Deformation and Energy Dissipation Mechanisms of the Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Composite

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Advances in design of polymer composite overwrap system for repair of pipeline damages induced by quasi-static and impact loading

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Low velocity impact tests of laminate glass-fiber-epoxy matrix composite material plates

TL;DR: In this article, the characterization of composite material suitable for constructing structural parts devoted to dissipate kinetic energy during impacts is discussed. But the impact behavior of the material is not investigated.
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The response of laminated composite plates under low-velocity impact loading

TL;DR: In this paper, the in-plane dimensional effect of fiber-reinforced laminated composites under low-velocity impact was evaluated with a specially developed vertical drop-weight testing machine.
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The high velocity impact response of composite and FML-reinforced sandwich structures

TL;DR: In this paper, the high velocity impact response of a range of novel aluminium foam sandwich structures has been investigated using a nitrogen gas gun, and it has been shown that these novel systems offer excellent energy absorbing characteristics under high-velocity impact loading conditions.
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Impact perforation of carbon fibre reinforced plastic

TL;DR: In this paper, a perforation model was developed in order to predict the influence of target thickness and specimen size on the energy required to perforate the composite targets, and the accuracy of the model was then assessed by comparing its predictions with the available experimental evidence.
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A study of the effect of target thickness on the ballistic perforation of glass-fibre-reinforced plastic composites

TL;DR: In this paper, a simple model was developed to explain the bi-linear behavior and to provide the basis for geometrical scaling of composite ballistic perforation data, and also to help with the interpretation of material parameter and bond strength influences on ballistic resistance.
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