Investigation of Dynamic Behavior of Aluminum Alloy Armor Materials
INVESTIGATION OF DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF ALUMINUM ALLOY ARMOR MATERIALS A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES OF MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY BY MEHMET MACAR IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SEPTEMBER 2014 Approval of the thesis: INVESTIGATION OF DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF ALUMINUM ALLOY ARMOR MATERIALS submitted by MEHMET MACAR in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering Department, Middle East Technical University by, Prof.Dr. Canan Özgen _____________ Dean, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences Prof.Dr. Suha Oral _____________ Head of Department, Mechanical Engineering Prof.Dr. R.Orhan Yıldırım _____________ Supervisor, Mechanical Engineering Dept., METU Assoc.Prof.Dr.Murat Vural _____________ Co-supervisor, Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Eng. Dept., IIT Examining Committee Members: Prof. Dr. Metin Akkök _____________ Mechanical Engineering Dept., METU Prof. Dr. R.Orhan Yıldırım _____________ Mechanical Engineering Dept., METU Prof. Dr. Bilgehan Ögel _____________ Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Dept., METU Prof. Dr. Ömer Anlağan _____________ Mechanical Engineering Dept., Bilkent University Assoc.Prof.Dr. Lütfullah Turanlı _____________ Civil Engineering Dept., METU Date: 04 September 2014 I hereby declare that all information in this document has been obtained and presented in accordance with academic rules and ethical conduct. I also declare that, as required by these rules and conduct, I have fully cited and referenced all material and results that are not original to this work. Name, Last Name: MEHMET MACAR Signature : iv ABSTRACT INVESTIGATION OF DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF ALUMINUM ALLOY ARMOR MATERIALS Macar, Mehmet Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering Supervisor :Prof.
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