Abstract. This paper will address the experimental results of the impact of 101.6 mm (4 in) explosively formed projectiles on normal strength concrete targets. Five projectiles were recovered using a soft recovery system to determine the average mass and nose shape of the projectiles. Velocity data for each test was measured with a high speed camera. The average projectile nose shape and mass plus the striking velocity, and the penetration depths from ten tests were compared to existing penetration equations to see if one or more of the equations is applicable for this type of projectile impact. The coarse aggregate gradation used in the concrete mix has Hugoniot data available. The Hugoniot data allows comparison of any observed spalling with the theoretical predictions.
To investigate the influence of liner material, charge diameter and standoff on explosively formed projectile (EFP) penetrating into multi-layer targets, a large number of experiments were performed and the experimental data on crater diameter, hole diameter, crater depth and penetration depth were obtained. Meanwhile, the numerical simulation have been done to study the formation and penetration processes of all the EFP with AUTODYN software. The numerical results of penetration depth are in good agreement with the experimental ones. The results indicate that the optimal liner material of EFP to achieve a larger penetration hole diameter and depth are aluminum and copper, respectively.
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