The response of bio-inspired helicoidal laminates to small projectile impact

Helicoidal laminates mimicking the shells of mantis shrimp crustaceans have been found to be able to bear higher loads than conventional laminate configurations primarily through quasi-static or low-speed out-of-plane loads. However, mantis shrimps are known to withstand high speed impacts and there is a lack of such studies on helicoidal laminates. A study into the ballistic performance of helicoidal laminates was undertaken. The laminae of...