An Examination of DOP Test of Ceramic Tile Subjected to Long Rod Penetration

Abstract:

Depth of penetration (DOP) test of ceramic tile subjected to long rod impact was analyzed by applying the Tate model. This paper investigated the influence of impact velocity and tile thickness on the ballistic performance measurement of the tested ceramic tiles. DOP test was simplified as an eroding rod penetrating a target composed of multilayered materials. Through applying the Tate model, the method of obtaining the numerical solution was proposed. For a constant impact velocity, it was found that the measured differential tile efficiency (DEF) was independent of the thickness of the ceramics tiles. But the measured DEF decreased as the impact velocity increased. These analytical conclusions were verified by the using of the results of DOP tests of SiC and Al₂O₃ tiles subjected to impact of long tungsten alloy rods at a nominal impact velocity of 1.3 km/s.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 566)
• Pages: 353-358
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.566.353
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Jian Ming Yuan*, Geoffrey E.B. Tan
• Keywords: Ceramic, DOP Test, Tate Analysis

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