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Projectile impact—A major cause for fracture of flat glass

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  1. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering and Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Alabama, 35487, Tuscaloosa, AL

    R. C. Bradt

  2. Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, College of Engineering, University of Alabama, 35487, Tuscaloosa, AL

    M. E. Barkey & S. E. Jones

  3. Metals & Materials Engineers, LLC, 1039 Industrial Court, 30024, Suwanee, GA

    M. E. Stevenson

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Bradt, R.C., Barkey, M.E., Jones, S.E. et al. Projectile impact—A major cause for fracture of flat glass. Practical Failure Analysis 3, 5–11 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02717400

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