A micromechanics based model to predict micro-crack coalescence in brittle materials under dynamic compression
Dynamic compressive failure of brittle materials follows a progression from micro-cracks
initiating and growing at pre-existing material defects or flaws, to micro-crack coalescence …
initiating and growing at pre-existing material defects or flaws, to micro-crack coalescence …
Towards predictive transferable simulations of ceramic failure in ballistic events
AL Tonge, BE Schuster - Procedia engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
This work discusses the calibration of an advanced material model for boron carbide and
then compares simulations of a ballistic impact event to highly instrumented experiments …
then compares simulations of a ballistic impact event to highly instrumented experiments …