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Armor Unit Design

Armor Unit Design is a methodological framework within coastal engineering that specifies the geometric, material, and placement criteria for interlocking concrete or stone units intended to protect breakwaters from wave-induced erosion and structural degradation.

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174

Authors

64

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2017–2026

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Publications

59

Aluminum foam integral armor: a new dimension in armor design

Bazle A. Gama, Travis A. Bogetti, Bruce K. Fink et al. · Composite Structures · 2001 · 226 citations

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Armadillo armor: Mechanical testing and micro-structural evaluation

Irene H. Chen, James Huai Kiang, V. F. Correa et al. · Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 2011 · 193 citations

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Overtopping performance of different armour units for rubble mound breakwaters

Tom Bruce, Jentsje W. van der Meer, L. Franco et al. · Coastal Engineering · 2008 · 125 citations

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Design and material selection guidelines and strategies for transparent armor systems

M. Grujičić, William Bell, B. Pandurangan · Materials & Design (1980-2015) · 2011 · 116 citations

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The design of mosaic armour: The influence of tile size on ballistic performance

Paul J. Hazell, Colin Roberson, Mauricio Moutinho · Materials & Design (1980-2015) · 2008 · 92 citations

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Authors

174

  1. JR
    Josep R. Medina

    Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain

    4 publications · 87 citations

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  2. AD
    A. Dubinsky

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

    3 publications · 70 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. JW
    Joseph W. Tedesco

    Auburn University, United States

    3 publications · 35 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. TE
    T. Elperin

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

    3 publications · 70 citations

    3

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  5. WG
    William G. McDougal

    Oregon State University, United States

    3 publications · 35 citations

    3

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1–5 of 174

Institutions

64

  1. Universitat Politècnica de València

    Valencia, Spain

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    167 citations

  2. DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory

    Adelphi, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    690 citations

  3. Oregon State University

    Corvallis, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    45 citations

  4. Military Institute of Engineering

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    339 citations

  5. University of Delaware

    Newark, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    534 citations

  6. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

    Beersheba, Israel

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    210 citations

  7. Auburn University

    Auburn, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    45 citations

  8. Seoul National University

    Seoul, South Korea

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    51 citations

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Venues

  1. International Journal of Impact Engineering

    5 publications · 200 citations

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  3. Composite Structures

    4 publications · 281 citations

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  4. Materials & Design (1980-2015)

    4 publications · 292 citations

    4

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  5. Journal of Coastal Research

    JCR · 4 publications · 70 citations

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