Abstract
A new version of the Florence model taking into account the ballistic resistance of the ceramic plate in a two-component armor is suggested, verified and used for armor optimization. The direct problems (maximization of the ballistic limit velocity for a given areal density (AD) or a total thickness (TT) of the armor) and the inverse problems (minimizations of AD or TT for a given impact velocity) are investigated in the case of a single impact. We also formulated and studied the armor optimization problems with a repeated impact. Numerical results are presented for aluminum/alumina armor.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 158-165 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Composite Structures |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Mar 2009 |
Keywords
- Ceramics
- Impact
- Optimization
- Penetration
- Two-component armor
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ceramics and Composites
- Civil and Structural Engineering
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