Modeling high velocity impact on thin woven composite plates: a non-dimensional theoretical approach

A new theoretical energy-based model that predicts the ballistic behavior of thin woven composite laminates is presented. This model formulated for high velocity impacts, where the boundary conditions (applied at the external edges of the impacted plate) do not play a relevant role. This can be assumed as the mechanical waves do not reach the borders during the impact event, being the local structural behavior responsible for the ballistic...