Modern perspectives on composite armor

Authors

  • Bangshidhar Goswami Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37591/tmd.v8i3.6229

Keywords:

Armor, Compose, Bulletproof, Durable, Stable

Abstract

This article is study of garment oriented schemes to learn composite armor. Bulletproof armor has been developed to protect humans from destructive weapon. Assess has been to develop low-cost, easy in fabricate originated easy wearable biocompatible bulletproof garment. Suggestive estimation has scriptive issued competence between variations in plate thickness and amount of energy absorbed by lamination of armor. Henceforth, observation has been 12mm thickness of composite plate lying to be suit adjustable for impact load to margin 200m/s. Study of energy absorption by metal plate after projectile impact has allocative. In lieu, condition of impact and variation in target configure has schemed by finite element model (FEM) of usual ballistic test on multi-layer textile package structure. Accessed bullet has simulated as deformable body in contact with fabric package simulated to interwoven yarn structure. Ballistic impact of blunt category to hemispherical nosed steel projectiles has referred to excuse detrimental energy absorption by thin single as well as layered in-contact aluminum target plates of different thickness. Affordable compose has scriptive issued shear thickened fluid analyte basic aided after usual finite element analysis (FEA)

Author Biography

  • Bangshidhar Goswami, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical
    RVS College of Engineering and Technology, Jamshedpur

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2022-04-11

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