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Ballistic impact

About: Ballistic impact is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1633 publications have been published within this topic receiving 30887 citations.


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01 Apr 1998
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present contact laws, contact dynamics, low velocity impact damage, residual properties, and ballistic impact on sandwich structures, as well as the impact on the sandwich structure.
Abstract: 1. Introduction 2. Contact laws 3. Impact dynamics 4. Low velocity impact damage 5. Damage prediction 6. Residual properties 7. Ballistic impact 8. Repairs 9. Impact on sandwich structures References.

1,146 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the influence of impact conditions and related phenomena on the coating quality was investigated through spray experiments, which were complemented by ballistic impact tests and explosive powder compaction.

923 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a composite material composed of woven Kevlar® fabric impregnated with a colloidal shear thickening fluid (silica particles (450 nm) dispersed in ethylene glycol) was reported to yield a flexible yet penetration resistant composite material.
Abstract: This study reports the ballistic penetration performance of a composite material composed of woven Kevlar® fabric impregnated with a colloidal shear thickening fluid (silica particles (450 nm) dispersed in ethylene glycol). The impregnated Kevlar fabric yields a flexible, yet penetration resistant composite material. Fragment simulation projectile (FSP) ballistic penetration measurements at ∼244 m/s have been performed to demonstrate the efficacy of the novel composite material. The results demonstrate a significant enhancement in ballistic penetration resistance due to the addition of shear thickening fluid to the fabric, without any loss in material flexibility. Furthermore, under these ballistic test conditions, the impregnated fabric targets perform equivalently to neat fabric targets of equal areal density, while offering significantly less thickness and more material flexibility. The enhancement in ballistic performance is shown to be associated with the shear thickening response, and possible mechanisms of fabric-fluid interaction during ballistic impact are identified.

818 citations

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TL;DR: 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.

561 citations

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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.
Abstract: Following a brief review of prior work on fabric-based armor systems, the system effects that occur during the ballistic impact of woven fabric body armor materials are discussed from a conceptual ...

362 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
202390
2022162
2021127
2020109
201992
2018110