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Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures Volume 29, 2022 - Issue 1
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Ballistic performance of composite armor with dual layer piecewise ceramic tiles under sequential impact of two projectiles

Lihong Yanga Key Laboratory of Advanced Ship Materials and Mechanics, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, PR China;b Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, CanadaView further author information
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Zongbing Chenc Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, PR ChinaView further author information
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Yalun Donga Key Laboratory of Advanced Ship Materials and Mechanics, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, PR ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2639-0364View further author information
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Fan Zia Key Laboratory of Advanced Ship Materials and Mechanics, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, PR ChinaView further author information
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Jinshui Yanga Key Laboratory of Advanced Ship Materials and Mechanics, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, PR ChinaView further author information
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Linzhi Wua Key Laboratory of Advanced Ship Materials and Mechanics, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, PR China;c Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, PR ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1-14 | Received 17 Dec 2019, Accepted 27 Mar 2020, Published online: 21 Apr 2020
 
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Abstract

A new type of composite armor, which is composed of the front steel plate, medium dual-layer piecewise ceramic tiles separated by steel grid and the Kevlar back plate, was designed based on the bio-inspiration. The failure mechanism, energy absorption, and the effect of the geometric parameters on ballistic response of composite armors were analyzed. The results show that the damage area of ceramic layer can be remarkably decreased by replacing a monolithic ceramic plate by the piecewise ceramic tiles, and the ballistic properties of armors can be enhanced by using multiple ceramic tiles separated by metal grids in composite armors.

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This reported research is supported by the Defense Industrial Technology Development Program (JCKY2018604B004), the National Natural Science Foundation of P.R. China (11432004, 11802070) and the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities (HEUCFP20173).

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