Ballistic impact mechanisms–a review on textiles and fibre-reinforced composites impact responses

MA Abtew, F Boussu, P Bruniaux, C Loghin… - Composite structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Ballistic impact mechanism is a very complex mechanical process mainly depends on the
thickness, strength, ductility, toughness and density of the target material and projectile …

Impact characteristics of soft composites using shear thickening fluid and natural rubber–a review of current status

A Khodadadi, G Liaghat, A Taherzadeh-Fard… - Composite …, 2021 - Elsevier
The main focus of this review is on soft composites, relatively new to the literature. The
ballistic fabrics, mechanism of ballistic energy absorption and parameters affect the ballistic …

High-velocity impact behaviour of aluminium honeycomb sandwich panels with different structural configurations

G Sun, D Chen, H Wang, PJ Hazell, Q Li - International Journal of Impact …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents a combined experimental and numerical study on the dynamic
response and failure mechanisms of honeycomb sandwich panels subjected to high-velocity …

Enhanced ballistic resistance of multilayered cross-ply UHMWPE laminated plates

R Zhang, B Han, JY Zhong, LS Qiang, CY Ni… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Multilayered cross-ply ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) laminated
plates were envisioned and their ballistic performance explored, both experimentally and …

Structure induced effectiveness of shear thickening fluid for modulating impact resistance of UHMWPE fabrics

S Arora, A Majumdar, BS Butola - Composite Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
The structural parameters of woven fabrics play a crucial role in determining its impact
resistance performance. Conventionally, treatment with shear thickening fluid (STF) has …

On the impact response of UHMWPE woven fabrics: Experiments and simulations

H Wang, D Weerasinghe, D Mohotti, PJ Hazell… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
A comprehensive study on the impact behaviour of UHMWPE woven fabrics is presented in
this paper, which consists of four parts: geometric measurement of fabric parameters, tensile …

[HTML][HTML] Insights into the high-velocity impact behaviour of bio-inspired composite laminates with helicoidal lay-ups

H Wang, C Wang, PJ Hazell, A Wright, Z Zhang, X Lan… - Polymer Testing, 2021 - Elsevier
This study explored the impact response of two bio-inspired composite laminates with linear
and non-linear helicoidal fibre architectures. The helicoidal laminates, together with quasi …

On the mechanical behaviour of steel wire mesh subjected to low-velocity impact

C Wang, H Wang, K Shankar, EV Morozov… - Thin-Walled …, 2021 - Elsevier
Woven wire mesh is a metallic fabric outperforming traditional metal sheets in air circulation,
weight saving, impact resistance, etc. In this study, the dynamic mechanical response of …

High-velocity projectile impact response of rubber-coated aramid Twaron fabrics

D Weerasinghe, MR Bambach, D Mohotti… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The impact response of aramid Twaron CT709 fabrics thinly coated with a commercially
available spray-on rubber material has been studied for the first time. Both neat and rubber …

Dynamic failure behavior of steel wire mesh subjected to medium velocity impact: Experiments and simulations

C Wang, H Wang, K Shankar, PJ Hazell - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Considerable property damage is caused by windborne debris during extreme weather. The
object of interest in this study, steel wire mesh, is an effective means of providing protection …