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Ammunition Design Practice
Chapter 3 provided us with the information necessary to determine the forces acting on
the projectile and gun. This chapter endeavors to describe techniques necessary for the
projectile or weapon designer to be successful. Sections 4.1 and 4.2 describe topics in the
eld of mechanics of materials. This material will form the basis by which we will evalu-
ate designs. Sections 4.3 through 4.8 apply these concepts to the design of projectiles and
guns. This chapter ends with practices and techniques used to design modern ammuni-
tion that must be red from a gun.
4.1 Stress and Strain
Before proceeding with our exami ...