SHOT IMPACT ON A STEEL TARGET PLATE - EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL-ANALYSIS

This paper gives a full analysis of the local failure of a steel target plate subjected to shot impact by using three-dimensional dynamic finite element analyses in which provision is made for the simulation of impact loads, plasticity and cracking of the steel target. An assessment is made fbr perforation. Three computer programmes, NONSAP, MARC and OBAID, have been used for comparison. The analytical results compare well with those available from a model test.