Ballistic Simulation of Bullet Impact On A Windscreen Made of Floatglass and Plexiglass Sheets PDF
Ballistic Simulation of Bullet Impact On A Windscreen Made of Floatglass and Plexiglass Sheets PDF
Ballistic Simulation of Bullet Impact On A Windscreen Made of Floatglass and Plexiglass Sheets PDF
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Lead
Lead 16 11340 0.44
Core
Plexiglass
Plexiglass 2.4-3.3 1186 0.35-0.40
Sheet
Floatglass
Floatglass 8.5±0.05 2530 0.20±0.01
Sheet
3. SIMULATION RESULTS
The bullet was unable to pierce the assemblage in the simulation
test. Bullet was assigned a velocity of 700 m/s and an impact
angle of 15° from normal to plate. A maximum deformation of 2 1st plate – Floatglass.
0.0834 m took place, and overall, the screen gave good bullet
resistant characteristics. The analysis was run for 0.0018
seconds. Below are the test results :
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4. CONCLUSION
This assemblage made of floatglass and plexiglass sheets
arranged in alternate order can take a bullet impact, without
getting damaged significantly. It can thus be incorporated in car
windows, windscreens, offices, etc, where bullet resistant
charecterstics are desired. It has a total thickness of 1.5 inches
(each plate is 7.62 mm thick), which is optimum keeping in
mind that plexiglass is a cheaper substitute of polycarbonate –
which is usually used with glass for bullet proofing solutions,
when extereme strength is required and is expensive.
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