Jeffrey J. Swab is the editor of Advances in Ceramic Armor VIII, Volume 33, Issue 5, published by Wiley. Michael Halbig is the editor of Advances in Ceramic Armor VIII, Volume 33, Issue 5, published by Wiley.

• Preface ixIntroduction xiMODELING AND DYNAMIC BEHAVIORMesoscale Modeling of the Dynamic Response of Armor Ceramics 3T. Antoun, O. Vorobiev, E.B. Herbold, and Scott JohnsonConstitutive Characterization and Simulations of Penetration into 19Thick Glass TargetsCharles E. Anderson, Jr., Sidney Chocron, Kathryn A. Dannemann, and Rory P. BiggerOn the Source of Inelasticity in Ceramics 31Sikhanda Satapathy and Dattatraya DandekarNovel Equations of State for Hydrocode 41Stephan Bilyk, Michael Grinfeld, and Steven SegletesNumerical Study of the Effect of Small Size Flaws on the Ballistic 53Behavior of Transparent Laminated TargetsCostas G. Fountzoulas and Parimal J. PatelHigh Strain Rate Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar Testing of Alumina 65Jianming Yuan, Jianfei Liu, Geoffrey E. B. Tan, and Jan MaTRANSPARENT MATERIALSLow Velocity Sphere Impact of Soda Lime Silicate Glass 79T. G. Morrissey, E. E. Fox, A. A. Wereszczak, and D. J. VuonoPreparation and Sintering of Al203 - Doped Magnesium Aluminate 93SpinelMinh Vu, Richard Haber, and Hasan GocmezPolished Spinel Directly from the Hot Press 105Guillermo Villatobos, Shyam Bayya, Woohong Kim, Jasbinder Sanghera, Bryan Sadowski, Robert Miklos, Catalin Florea, Ishwar Aggarwal, and Michael HuntIn Depth Study of Cone Cracks in Multi-Layered Transparent Panel 111Structures by X-Ray Computed TomographyW. H. Green, R. E. Brennan, and C. F. FountzoulasNondestructive Characterization of Low Velocity Impact Damage in 123Transparent Laminate SystemsRaymond E. Brennan, William H. Green, and Constantine G. FountzoulasXCT Diagnostics of Ballistic Impact Damage in Transparent Armor 133TargetsJoseph M. WellsOPAQUE MATERIALSOpportunities in Protection Materials Science and Technology for 147Future Army ApplicationsEdwin L. ThomasSurface Preparation of Alumina for Improved Adhesive Bond 149Strength in Armor ApplicationsA. J. Harris, B. Vaughan, J. A. Yeomans, P. A. Smith, and S. T. BurnageDiscrimination of Basic Influences on the Ballistic Strength of 161Opaque and Transparent CeramicsAndreas Krell and Elmar StrassburgerQuantifying the Homogeneity of Ceramic Microstructures through 177Information EntropyAndrew R. Portune and Todd L. JessenEffect of Boron Carbide Additive Size and Morphology on Spark 187Plasma Sintered Silicon CarbideV. DeLucca and R. A. HaberSubmicron Boron Carbide Synthesis Through Rapid Carbothermal 195ReductionSteve Miller, Fatih Toksoy, William Rafaniello, and Richard HaberImproved Modeling and Simulation of the Ballistic Impact of Tungsten-Based Penetrators on Confined Hot-Pressed Boron Carbide Targets 209C. G Fountzoulas and J. C. LaSalviaDevelopment of Reaction Bonded B4C-Diamond Composites 219P. G. Karandikar and S. WongAuthor Index 231