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Optimization of Light Weight Armor Using Experimental Data

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It is shown how the experimental data on ballistic limit velocity (BLV) of two-component ceramic target may be directly used for the analysis and optimization of the armor. The suggested approach is applied for two sets of data available in the literature.

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  1. The Pearlstone Center for Aeronautical Engineering Studies, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O.Box 653, Beer-Sheva, 84105, Israel Tel

    G. Ben-Dor, A. Dubinsky & T. Elperin

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Ben-Dor, G., Dubinsky, A. & Elperin, T. Optimization of Light Weight Armor Using Experimental Data. International Journal of Fracture 100, 29–33 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018789410089

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