High-speed Penetration Dynamics: Engineering Models And Methods

This important monograph is the first comprehensive compendium of engineering models used in high-speed penetration mechanics.

The book consists of two parts. The first part (more than a quarter of the book's content) is in fact a handbook giving a very detailed summary of the engineering models used for the analysis of high-speed penetration of rigid projectiles into various media (concrete, metals, geological media). The second part of the book demonstrates the possibilities and efficiency of using approximate models for investigating traditional and nontraditional problems of penetration mechanics.

Different chapters in the books are devoted to different classes of problems and can be read independently. Each chapter is self-contained, which includes a comprehensive literature survey of the topic, and carries a list of used notations. The bibliography includes more than 700 references.

This monograph is a reliable and indispensable reference guide for anyone interested in using engineering models in high-speed penetration mechanics.
Contents:

Some Conventional Approaches to Penetration Modeling:

Localized Interaction Models (LIMs)
Cavity Expansion Approximations


Penetration into Concrete Shields:

Empirical Models
Analytical Models


Penetration into Metallic Shields:

Empirical Models
Analytical Models


Penetration into Geological Shields:

Empirical Models
Analytical Models


Some Special Inverse Problems:

Theoretical Basis of the Method
Application to Penetration Mechanics


Method of Basic Impactors for Prediction of Penetration and Perforation:

Simplified Version of the Method
Complete Version of the Method


Shape Optimization of Impactors:

Survey
Penetration with Non-Constant Friction
Semi-Infinite Concrete Shields
Metal Shields with a Finite Thickness
Fiber Reinforced Plastic Laminates


Effectiveness of Segmented Impactors:

High-Speed Impact. Simplified Discrete Model
High-Speed Impact. Generalized Discrete and Continuous Models
Hypervelocity Impact


Modeling and Optimal Control of Impactors with Jet Thruster:

Application of Two-Term Model of Penetration
Application of the Modified Young Model


Effect of Order of Plates, Layering and Spacing on Protective Properties of Ductile Shields:

Survey
Effect of Spacing for Non-Conical Impactors. Numerical Simulation
Effect of Order of Plates for Non-Conical Impactors. Numerical Simulation
Effect of Layering. Theoretical Analysis
Optimization of Multi-Layer Shields


Some Optimization Problems for Non-Homogeneous Non-Ductile Shields:

Optimization of Reinforced Concrete Panels with Steel Liner
Optimization of Two-Component Armor against Single and Repeated Impacts


Appendix:

Properties of Convex/Concave Increasing Positive Functions





Readership: Professionals, academics, researchers and graduate students in engineering mechanics, mechanical engineering, materials science, civil engineering and ocean engineering.