Blast and ballistic impacts are high-strain rate events that can cause catastrophic damage to
structures and endanger human lives. Shielding materials play a critical role in mitigating the …

From the mechanistic point of view, magnesium alloys are lightweight materials and are
receiving increasing attention in the past several years in various fields. Prof. Liang Zhen …

This two-part article scrutinizes the influence of metal layer distribution through the thickness
of titanium-based fiber metal laminates (FMLs) on their high-velocity projectile impact …

A procedure for characterizing the deformation process of regular cellular structures
fabricated with Fused Deposition Modelling of ABSplus material is presented. Two different …

The aim of the present paper is to study the effect of shapes of projectile nose on the ballistic
resistance of 6061-T651 aluminum alloy thin plates, and to evaluate the effect of Lode angle …

A combined theoretical, numerical, and experimental approach is adopted to systematically
characterize the plastic deformation and ductile fracture behaviors of L907A low-alloy ship …

In this study, the description of energy absorption capacity in different deformation modes in
the perforation of thin metallic aluminum 1100-H12 targets is presented. The targets were …

A fiber–metal laminate (FML) is a hybrid laminate that is mostly used for aircraft,
automobiles, and defense industry applications. The carbon fiber-reinforced aluminum …

The dynamic perforation of 3 mm thick target plates extracted from ultra-high strength steel
(Mars® 300) is investigated experimentally and computationally. Projectiles of 8 mm …

To reveal the effect and necessity of introducing the Lode angle into a fracture criterion in
ballistic performance simulations of metallic Plates, experimental and numerical work were …