Low-velocity drop weight impact behavior of Twaron® fabric investigated using experimental and numerical simulations

Low-velocity drop weight impact experiments of plain-woven Twaron® CT 612 at an impact energy of 15, 20, 30 J are carried out on a 9250HV drop weight impact tester. Specially treated specimens are designed and used to deal with boundary conditions because the fabric is too flexible and cannot be fixed precisely. Experimental results reaffirm that TwaronⓇ is an impact-rate-sensitive material and that a greater initial impact energy resulted in a...