@article{flanagan_zikry_wall_el-shiekh_1999, title={An experimental investigation of high velocity impact and penetration failure modes in textile composites}, volume={33}, ISSN={["0021-9983"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0032668475&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1177/002199839903301202}, abstractNote={ The dynamic failure evolution of textile composites, which were subjected to impact velocities up to 1100 m/s, was investigated. Specialized machines were used to fabricate composites from combinations of Spectra®, Kevlara®, and Twaron® fibers and two- and three-dimensionally woven, braided, and needle-punched nonwoven fabrics. This control of fabrication and processing enabled us to characterize response as a function of areal density, fabric finish, and consolidation techniques. Failure was categorized in terms of material layers, debris mass, matrix cracking, fiber failure, and shear-plugging. Results indicate that shear-plugging occurs at velocities corresponding to decreases in debris mass. }, number={12}, journal={JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS}, author={Flanagan, MP and Zikry, MA and Wall, JW and El-Shiekh, A}, year={1999}, pages={1080–1103} }