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A high-velocity projectile impact generally creates a crater in the target, driving a strong shock wave into the material. If the target is sufficiently thin, a puncture will result. If the target is relatively thick, the shock wave will rapidly decay into a spherical elastic stress wave. When such a pressure wave encounters a free surface, it is reflected as a tensile wave.
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Kinslow, R. (1979). Spallation Resulting from High-Velocity Impacts. In: Kawata, K., Shioiri, J. (eds) High Velocity Deformation of Solids. International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67208-8_21
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