Abstract: We present numerical simulation of Kevlar/Vinyl 3D orthogonal woven composite impacted by a spherical bullet with LS-Dyna software. Orthogonal constitutive equation with damage tensor and Hashin failure criteria are adopted for the Kevlar/Vinyl target. Time history of penetration velocity and loading of bullet show that steady penetration process and residual velocity agree well with experimental date. The damage modes basically reflect experimental results. Penetration process and damage modes are studied in details by analyzing damage evolution along the x fiber and interface matrix. It shows that the simulations are in good agreement with experiments.

Key words: ballistic, penetration, 3D orthogonal woven composite, Kevlar, LS-Dyna, simulation