Armour : materials, theory, and design /: materials, theory, and design. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Paul J. Hazell.
• Authors: Hazell, Paul J
• Contents: Introduction; Survivability and Onions; Some Basic Concepts; The Disposition of Armour; Early Applications; Early Empirical Models of Penetration; Summary; An Introduction to Materials ; Introduction; A Quick Introduction to the Structure of Materials; Stress and Strain; Elasticity; Strength; Hardness; Dynamic Behaviour of Materials; Summary; Bullets, Blast, Jets and Fragments ; Introduction; Small-Arms Ammunition; Higher-Calibre KE Rounds; Explosive Materials; Shaped-Charge; Explosively Formed Projectiles; High-Explosive Squash Head; Fragments; Summary; Penetration Mechanics ; Introduction; Failure Mechanisms; Penetration Analysis; Hydrodynamic Penetration; A Brief Look at Computational Approaches; Summary; Stress Waves ; Introduction; Calculation of the Particle Velocity; Elastic Waves; Inelastic Waves; Shock Waves; Rankine-Hugoniot Equations; Summary; Metallic Armour Materials and Structures ; Introduction; Properties and Processing of Metallic Armour; Metallic Armour Materials; Sandwich Structures; Summary; Ceramic Armour ; Introduction; Structure of Armour Ceramics; Processing of Ceramics; Properties of Ceramic; Early Studies on Ceramic Armour; Cone Formation; High-Velocity Impact Studies; Studies on the Subject of Dwell; Shock Studies in Ceramic Materials; Modelling Ceramic Impact; Current Application and Challenges; Comparing with Other Materials; Improving Performance; Transparent Armour Materials; Summary; Woven Fabrics and Composite Laminates for Armour Applications ; Introduction; Basics; Manufacturing Processes of Composite Laminates; Fibrous Materials for Armour Applications; Spall Shields; A Word about Sandwich Constructions; Summary; Reactive Armour Systems ; Introduction; Explosive-Reactive Armour; Bulging Armour; Electric and Electromagnetic Developments; Hard-Kill DASs; Summary: What about the Future?; Human Vulnerability ; Introduction; Human Response to Ballistic Loading; Human Response to Blast Loading; Limiting Blast Mine Injury to Vehicle Occupants; Summary; Blast and Ballistic Testing Techniques ; Introduction; Ballistic Testing Techniques; Blast and Fragmentation Testing Techniques; Summary; Glossary ; References
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 623.441; Armor; Armor -- Design and construction; Armor -- Materials
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482238303
• Related ISBNs: 9781482238297
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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