Engineering Models in High-Speed Penetration Mechanics and Their Applications (ePub)

This two-volume, 1100 pages, 38 chapters book is a significantly expanded, revised and updated version of the monograph by the authors published in 2013 (Ben-Dor, G, Dubinsky, A, Elperin, T, 'High Speed Penetration Dynamics: Engineering Models and Methods,' Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Company). The contents increased by 60%, the number of titles in bibliography doubled and reached 1600; and the scope covers a range of new topics related to hypervelocity penetration, along with high-speed impact.

Presented material is structured into two parts. The first part includes description and analysis of practically all known engineering models for calculating high-speed penetration of projectiles into concrete, metals, geological shields, adobe, and gelatine.

The second part focuses on the use of approximate models for solving conventional and non-standard problems of penetration mechanics including prediction and optimization of protective properties of monolithic and multi-layered shields against high-speed projectiles and space debris; shape optimization of high-speed projectiles penetrating into various media; modelling of penetration and optimal control of penetrators equipped with jet thrusters; and investigation of the efficiency and optimization of segmented projectiles. The book includes comprehensive overviews on basic classes of problems in high-speed penetration mechanics.

This is a indispensable reference guide for scientists, engineers, and students specializing in the field of high-speed and hypervelocity penetration mechanics.

• Preface
• Volume 1: Engineering Models:
  • Some Conventional Approaches to Penetration Modeling:
    • Localized Interaction Models (LIMs)
    • Cavity Expansion Approximations
  • Penetration into Concrete Shields:
    • Empirical Models
    • Analytical Models
    • Comparison between Models and Their Experimental Validation
  • Penetration into Metal Shields:
    • Empirical Models
    • Analytical Models
  • Penetration into Geological Shields:
    • Empirical Models
    • Analytical Models
  • Penetration into Some Other Media:
    • Models for Penetration into Adobe Shields
    • Penetration into Gelatin Engineering Models and Experiments
  • Some Models for Hypervelocity Penetration:
    • Hypervelocity Penetration of Balls into Metal Shields
    • Ricochet of Rods and Balls
  • Some Special Inverse Problems:
    • Theoretical Basis of the Method
    • Application to Penetration Mechanics
• Volume 2: Applied Problems:
  • Method of Basic Impactors for Prediction of Penetration and Perforation:
    • Simplified Version of the Method
    • Full Version of the Method
  • Shape Optimization of Projectiles:
    • Survey
    • Penetration with Non-Constant Friction
    • Semi-Infinite Concrete Shields
    • Metal Shields Having a Finite Thickness
    • Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Laminates
  • Hypervelocity Impact by Segmented Projectiles:
    • Historical Review
    • Effectiveness of Segmented Projectiles: Some Theoretical Results
  • Segmented Impactors at High Speed Impact:
    • High Speed Impact. Simplified Discrete Model
    • High Speed Impact. Generalized Discrete and Continuous Models
  • 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 Shields:
    • Survey
    • Effect of Spacing for Non-Conical Projectiles: Numerical Simulations
    • Effect of Order of Plates for Non-Conical Projectiles. Numerical Simulations
    • Effect of Layering. Theoretical Analysis
    • Optimization of Multi-Layer Shields
  • Some Optimization Problems for Inhomogeneous Non-Ductile Shields:
    • Optimization of Reinforced Concrete Panels with Steel Liner
    • Optimization of Two-Component Armor against Single and Repeated Impacts
    • Optimization of Two-Component Armor Having Several Ceramic Layers
  • Some Optimization Problems for Hypervelocity Impact:
    • Optimal Velocity Penetrators
    • Optimization of Dual- and Multi-Wall Shields
• Appendices:
  • Some Properties of Convex/Concave Increasing Positive Functions
  • Some Experimental Studies on Penetration into Concrete or Reinforced Concrete
  • Some Experimental Studies on Penetration into Metals
  • Some Experimental Studies on Penetration into Geological Shields
• Bibliography
• Author Index