TY - JOUR
T1 - Optimization of two component ceramic armor for a given impact velocity
AU - Ben-Dor, G.
AU - Dubinsky, A.
AU - Elperin, T.
AU - Frage, N.
N1 - Funding Information:
We are grateful to Prof. A.L. Florence (International Stanford Research Institute) and Prof. R. Zaera (Carlos III University, Madrid) for providing us with their research reports and reprints of their papers. This study was partially supported by the Israel Ministry of Science (Grant No. 8450-1-98).
PY - 2000/6/1
Y1 - 2000/6/1
N2 - Using Florence's model a problem of two-component ceramic-faced lightweight armors design against ballistic impact is solved. Approximate analytical formulas are derived for areal density and thicknesses of the plates of the optimal armor as functions of parameters determining the properties of the materials of the armor components, cross-section and mass of an impactor, and of the expected impact velocity.
AB - Using Florence's model a problem of two-component ceramic-faced lightweight armors design against ballistic impact is solved. Approximate analytical formulas are derived for areal density and thicknesses of the plates of the optimal armor as functions of parameters determining the properties of the materials of the armor components, cross-section and mass of an impactor, and of the expected impact velocity.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0167-8442(00)00013-6
DO - 10.1016/S0167-8442(00)00013-6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033741479
SN - 0167-8442
VL - 33
SP - 185
EP - 190
JO - Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
JF - Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
IS - 3
ER -