A Novel Study of Penetration into Concrete Targets by Ogive Nose Projectiles

In design of defence structures, concrete is often used to provide protection against incidental dynamic loadings such as the impact of a steel projectile. In the present study, a new analytical model is proposed to predict penetration depth into concrete targets by ogive nose projectile. Hence, to develop the model and simulate penetration of high velocity ogive-shape nose steel projectiles into concrete targets, several tests have been simulated numerically with the Ls-Dyna finite element code. The results show good agreement between the developed analytical model and the experimental results from other researchers.