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 …

A review of fibrous materials for soft body armour applications

U Mawkhlieng, A Majumdar, A Laha - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
A critical review on the factors affecting the impact resistance behaviour of soft body armour
is presented here. The effect of several material and structural parameters of fibrous …

[HTML][HTML] Design strategy for optimising weight and ballistic performance of soft body armour reinforced with shear thickening fluid

M Bajya, A Majumdar, BS Butola, SK Verma… - Composites Part B …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study presents some soft armour panel design strategies using shear thickening fluid
(STF) reinforced Kevlar® fabric. The effect of size of silica nano and sub-micron particles on …

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 behavior of Kevlar/rubber and Kevlar/epoxy composites: a comparative study

A Khodadadi, G Liaghat, AR Bahramian, H Ahmadi… - Composite …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comparison of behavior and energy absorption of neat Kevlar fabric
and polymer matrix composites under high velocity impact loading. Two types of matrices …

Two-dimensional (2D) fabrics and three-dimensional (3D) preforms for ballistic and stabbing protection: A review

K Bilisik - Textile Research Journal, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
In this study, the impact resistance of two-dimensional (2D) fabrics and three-dimensional
(3D) preforms is explained. These fabrics and preforms include 2D and 3D woven and …

[HTML][HTML] Damage mechanics and energy absorption capabilities of natural fiber reinforced elastomeric based bio composite for sacrificial structural applications

V Mahesh, S Joladarashi, SM Kulkarni - Defence Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study deals with the experimental, finite element (FE) and analytical
assessment of low ballistic impact response of proposed flexible 'green'composite make use …

An experimental investigation on low-velocity impact response of novel jute/rubber flexible bio-composite

V Mahesh, S Joladarashi, SM Kulkarni - Composite Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents an experimental investigation on low velocity impact (LVI) behaviour of
flexible biocomposite laminates with different stacking sequence namely jute/rubber/jute …

Interactive effects of p-aramid fabric structure and shear thickening fluid on impact resistance performance of soft armor materials

A Laha, A Majumdar - Materials & Design, 2016 - Elsevier
Soft body armors are generally made with fabrics woven from high performance yarns.
Impact resistance of woven fabrics mostly depends upon fiber type, weave and thread …

Influences of weaving architectures on the impact resistance of multi-layer fabrics

CC Yang, T Ngo, P Tran - Materials & Design, 2015 - Elsevier
Fabrics constructed from different weaving architectures such as plain, basket, twill and satin
provide varying flexibility and durability when applied on surfaces of complex structures for …