Rodríguez Millán, MarcosMoreno Sánchez, Carlos EdgarMarco Esteban, MiguelSantiuste Romero, CarlosMiguélez Garrido, María Henar2022-06-222016-04-192016-01Rodríguez-Millán, M. et al. (2016). "Numerical analysis of the ballistic behaviour of Kevlar® composite under impact of double-nosed stepped cylindrical projectiles". Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites. SAGE, 2016, vol. 35(2), pp. 124-137. ISSN: 0731-68440731-6844https://hdl.handle.net/10016/22787This paper focuses on the numerical analysis of the ballistic performance of Kevlar ®-29 under impact of different doublenosed stepped cylindrical projectiles. Numerical modelling based on finite element method was carried out in order to predict the failure mode of the target as well as the ballistic limit. A detailed analysis of the ballistic limit, failure mode and deformation of the targets due to impact of double-nosed projectiles was developed, discussed and compared with those involved in penetration of single-nosed flat and conical projectiles. Significant influence of the projectile geometry was demonstrated: the lowest ballistic limit was obtained with the conical–conical nose shape projectiles.14application/pdfeng© The Author(s) 2015Aramid fibreKevlarImpactDouble nose shapeBallistic limitresearch articleElectrónicahttps://doi.org/10.1177/0731684415608004open access1242137Journal of reinforced plastics and composites35AR/0000017602