Ballistic resistance enhancement of armours and structures has been a prominent area of
research over the years. Monolithic metallic plates have been the preferred choice for …

The mechanical response and energy absorption characteristics of the energy-absorbing
structure under blast loading are widely concerned in engineering protection, while the …

A comprehensive comparison is presented between monolithic and tri-metallic steel–
titanium–aluminium armour subjected to nonrigid projectile impact for the first time. Behind …

Incorporating elastomers such as polymers in protective structures to withstand high
energetic dynamic loads, has gained significant interest. The main objective of this study is …

Corrugated clad rolling is an emerging and promising technology to produce composite
plates with a three-dimensional corrugated interface and excellent performance. A new …

Smooth particle hydrodynamics (SPH) is often adopted to simulate the waveform interface,
which has a crucial effect on the bonding quality in explosive welding (EXW). However …

Laser-induced micro-projectile impact testing (LIPIT) is a useful experimental method for
exploring the dynamic behavior of materials at microscale. It has been a key issue to obtain …

It is widely known that the hypervelocity impact of orbital debris can cause serious damage
to spacecraft, and enhancing the impact resistance is the great concern of spacecraft shield …

The behaviour of multi-material systems subjected to dynamic loads is currently a topic of
interest. This paper aims to study the performance of an impedance-graded multi-metallic …

Trinitrotoluene (TNT) equivalence is a well-known concept, which has been extensively
employed by the engineering community for the blast-resistant design of structures. It is …