Experimental investigation of the performances of thick CFRP, GFRP, and KFRP composite plates under ballistic impact
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Abstract This study discusses the experimental results of the ballistic impact on thick-layered carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP), glass-based FRP (GFRP), and Kevlar-based FRP (KFRP) composite plates. Ten 10 mm plates of each type were manufactured via the hand lay-up and vacuum bagging techniques to produce plates with a thickness of 2 mm each, which were bonded together using epoxy adhesive and hot pressed at 75°C to obtain thick layered plates with a total thickness of 20 mm each. The specimen plates were tested according to the NIJ 0108.01 standard in a special firing room using a 9 mm G2 Elite handgun with a full metal jacketed round nose 9 mm × 19 mm Mu1-TJ bullets moving at a velocity of approximately 358 m/s. The results indicated that no total penetration occurred on any of the plates. The bullets were destroyed by impact, and the penetration depths of the CFRP, GFRP, and KFRP plates were 11.10, 9.95, and 22.22%, respectively. The layered structures in these plates appear to have changed the penetration behaviour compared with previous studies. In this study, delamination was the primary failure mode.
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OpenAlex topics: Transportation Safety and Impact Analysis · High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior · Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
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Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132 , Indonesia
The Agency of Research and Developments, Ministry of Defence, Pondok Labu, Jakarta , Indonesia
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