Lagrangian approach embed with discrete element method for extreme deformation study in frangible bullet designs fragmentation and penetration on viscoelastic ballistic gel.

Development of a model for analyzing a bullet's impact is important in the military field to design a bullet with desired properties. This study uses a finite element model with a Lagrangian framework and Lagrange-discrete element method (DEM) model by ANSYS Explicit Dynamic to investigate the effect of frangible bullet designs on bullet deformation and penetration in ballistic gel setting. A modeling approach with ballistic gel can analyzed the extreme deformation of bullets much faster compared to the more resource intensive real life ballistic gel test.