On the Ballistic Impact of Textile Body Armor
- 1 June 1975
- journal article
- Published by ASME International in Journal of Applied Mechanics
- Vol. 42 (2) , 263-268
- https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3423564
Abstract
A mathematical model is developed and methods of analysis are formulated for determining the structural response of textile fabric flat panels subjected to ballistic impact by a dense projectile. A stepwise procedure in time is formulated which is suitable for either desk calculator use or for a digital computer in calculating strains, projectile position, forces, and decelerations as functions of time. Analytical results are compared with experimental data for impact of a .22 caliber fragment simulator impacting 1 ply and 12 ply nylon cloth as well as Kevlar (PRD)-49-IV cloth from 1–24 plies.Keywords
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