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Terminal Ballistics

  • Applies a unique approach using numerical simulations as sensitivity measures
  • Supports an understanding of the basis physics behind the phenomena
  • Combines experimental data, numerical simulations and analytical modeling
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Experimental and Numerical Techniques

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
  3. Experimental and numerical techniques

    1. Experimental Techniques

      • Zvi Rosenberg, Erez Dekel
      Pages 3-25
    2. Material Models for Numerical Simulations

      • Zvi Rosenberg, Erez Dekel
      Pages 27-42
  4. Penetration Mechanics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
  5. Penetration mechanics

    1. Rigid Penetrators

      • Zvi Rosenberg, Erez Dekel
      Pages 45-108
    2. Plate Perforation

      • Zvi Rosenberg, Erez Dekel
      Pages 109-153
    3. Eroding Penetrators

      • Zvi Rosenberg, Erez Dekel
      Pages 155-207
  6. Defeat Mechanisms

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 209-209
  7. Defeat mechanisms

    1. Defeat by High Strength Targets

      • Zvi Rosenberg, Erez Dekel
      Pages 211-255
    2. Asymmetric Interactions

      • Zvi Rosenberg, Erez Dekel
      Pages 257-306
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 307-323

About this book

This monograph covers all important issues of terminal ballistics in a comprehensive way combining experimental data, numerical simulations and analytical modeling. It uses a unique approach to numerical simulations as sensitivity measure for the major physical parameters.

In the first chapter, the book includes necessary details about the experimental equipment which are used for ballistic tests. The second chapter  covers essential features of the codes which are used in recent years all over the world, the Euler vs. Lagrange schemes, meshing techniques etc. The third chapter, devoted to the penetration mechanics of rigid rods, brings the update of modeling in this field. The fourth chapter deals with plate perforation and the fifth chapter deals with the penetration of shaped charge jets and eroding long rods. The last chapter includes several techniques for the disruption and defeating of the main threats in armor design.  

Throughout the book the authors demonstrate the advantages of the simulation approach in understanding the basis physics behind the investigated phenomena.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Armament Development Authority, Haifa, Israel

    Zvi Rosenberg

  • , Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

    Erez Dekel

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Terminal Ballistics

  • Authors: Zvi Rosenberg, Erez Dekel

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25305-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-44512-5Published: 16 April 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-25305-8Published: 02 March 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 326

  • Topics: Engineering Design, Measurement Science and Instrumentation, Solid Mechanics

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eBook USD 109.00
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  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 139.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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