Opportunities in protection materials science and technology for future army applications /

"Armor plays a significant role in the protection of warriors. During the course of history, the introduction of new materials and improvements in the materials already used to construct armor has led to better protection and a reduction in the weight of the armor. But even with such advances i...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Opportunities in Protection Materials Science and Technology for Future Army Applications, National Research Council (U.S.). National Materials Advisory Board, National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Army Science and Technology
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2011], ©2011.
Subjects:
United States. > Army.
États-Unis. > Army.
United States. > Army
Combat survivability (Military engineering)
Military research > United States.
Surviabilité.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Armed Forces > Weapons systems
Military research
United States > Armed Forces > Weapons systems.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Overview
  • Fundamentals of lightweight armor systems
  • Mechanisms of penetration in protective materials
  • Integrated computational and experimental methods for the design of protection material and protection systems: current status and future opportunities
  • Lightweight protective materials: ceramics, polymers, and metals
  • The path forward.

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