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Bowie, Samuel

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Numerical Modeling of the Effects of Coating Plates on Terminal Ballistic Performance

This report deals with the development and evaluation of a numerical model to examine applied coating to a metal substrate subjected to a ballistic impact. The numerical model will be used to examine the benefit of the coating in resisting penetration due to the impact. For a detailed examination the Retch-Ipson curve is used as a metric. The numerical data is plotted and then fit to the Retch-Ipson curve and error calculations are used to compare the difference between the numerical output and the experimental data. This initial study is an examination of a few shortcomings of the standard material models used, and demonstrate the future work that is needed to understand the ballistic behavior of materials.

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