Analytical Prediction of Hole Diameter in Thin Plates Due to Hypervelocity Impact of Spherical Projectiles

A first-principles-based model is presented for calculating the hole diameter resulting from the normal hypervelocity impact of a spherical aluminum projectile on a thin aluminum plate. One-dimensional shock theory is used to predict the creation and attenuation of Hugoniot pressures along the plate...

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Main Authors: William H. Jolly, William P. Schonberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1997-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SAV-1997-45-608