On the forces produced by oblique projectile impact
- Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)
A mathematical model for calculating the force produced by projectile impact on terrestrial target was developed based on assumptions that (1) the projectile was rigid, and (2) the target material near the nose section was displaced normally to the nose surface by the penetrating projectile. The assumption suggested that the crater or tunnel produced by the penetrating projectile was similar to that produced by a series of dynamic spherical cavity expansions initiated at the nose tip, and the growth rate of cavities was restricted by the nose shape of the projectile and its penetrating velocity vector. The model allowed the calculation of pressure against the penetrating projectile by taking the inertia and the resistant pressure of the moving soil into consideration. The effect of projectile obliquity on pressure distribution on the nose section of projectile could also be calculated by relating the angle of attack and the angle of incidence to the rate of local radius change of the expanding cavity. Using this model, the time history of force vector exerted on the projectile as well as the corresponding trajectory of penetration were calculated. For a small angle of incidence, the calculated axial and lateral forces exerted on the nose of projectile showed a reasonable agreement with those measured from reverse ballistic impact tests. It was demonstrated that the magnitude of forces depended upon the impact velocity, the shape of projectile`s nose section, and the relative density between the projectile and the target material. There were no quantitative measurement of forces when the angle of incidence was large i.e., a shallow impact. For this case, the calculated forces were compared and discussed with the results from similitude analysis.
- OSTI ID:
- 175412
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950686-; TRN: 95:006111-0387
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Joint applied mechanics and materials summer meeting, Los Angeles, CA (United States), 28-30 Jun 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of AMD - MD `95: Summer conference; PB: 520 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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