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Table 1-1. Ballistic Damage Modes
DAMAGE
ALTERNATE
DEFINITION
TYPES OF MATERIALS AND
MODE
DESCRIPTIONS
STRUCTURES AFFECTED
BREAK
GAP OR OPENING IN A WELD OR
WELDMENTS: BONDED
BONDLINE.
COMPONENTS.
BUCKLE
BEND, KINK,
DEFORMATION CAUSED BY A COM-
LIGHT, AXIALLY LOADED
COLLAPSE,
PRESSIVE OVERLOAD (USUALLY
MEMBERS SUCH AS STIFF-
CRIPPLE,
AXIAL) WHICH CAUSES THE MATEI-
ENERS AND STRINGERS.
DISTORTION
RIAL TO BE PERMANENTLY DIS-
PLACED FROM ITS NATURAL SHAPE
OR FORM.
CRACK
FRACTURE
A NARROW BREAK OR FRACTURE IN
ALL BRITTLE MATERIALS IN-
THE SURFACE OR THROUGH THE
CLUDING METALS, COMPOS-
MATERIAL.
ITES, AND PLASTICS.
CRUSHED
COLLAPSED
DEFORMATION CAUSED BY A COM-
SANDWICH PANELS AND
PRESSIVE OVERLOAD (USUALLY
LIGHT STRUCTURES SUCH
TRANSVERSE) WHICH CAUSES THE
AS FAIRINGS.
MATERIAL TO BE PERMANENTLY DIS-
PLACED FROM ITS NATURAL SHAPE
OR FORM.
DEBONDED
SEPARATION OF AN ADHESIVE
BONDED COMPONENTS
.
BONDLINE
SUCH AS SANDWICH
PANELS.
DENT
AN INDENTATION OR DEPRESSION
ALL MATERIALS WHICH
WHICH DOES NOT RUPTURE THE
YIELD (PLASTICALLY DE-
MATERIAL.
STRESS, ESPECIALLY LIGHT
METAL SKINS.
FASTENER
SHEARED, STRIPPED, LOOSE, OR
ALL MECHANICALLY
DAMAGE
MISSING FASTENERS.
ASSEMBLED COMPONENTS.
FRETTING
WEAR
REMOVAL OR SCORING OF THE
ALL MECHANICALLY
SCORING
SURFACE OF THE MATERIAL
ASSEMBLED COMPONENTS
CAUSED BY FRICTION FORCES.
WHICH EXPERIENCE RELA-
TIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN
FAYING SURFACE.
GOUGE
GROOVE
A GROOVE, CHANNEL, OR CAVITY
PRIMARILY THICK, RELATIVE-
SCOOPED OR CUT FROM THE SUR-
LY SOFT MATERIALS SUCH
FACE OF THE MATERIAL.
AS CASTINGS.
HOLE
PUNCTURE
AN OPENING OR CAVITY IN OR
ALL MATERIALS AND STRUC-
PENETRATION
THROUGH THE MATERIAL.
TURES.
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