Modelling and Analyses of Fiber Fabric and Fabric-Reinforced Polymers under Hypervelocity Impact Using Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics

•In a Whipple shield against HVI, the lightweight alloy is preferable for bumper material, while advanced fiber fabrics are candidate materials for its filler layer.•The plain weave fabric possesses the best performance in kinetic energy absorption among simulated fabrics including the 3D orthogonally-woven fabric.•The performance of lightweight alloy – fabric layer hybrid laminates correlates with the decay of shock wave resulting from HVI, and the presence of interfaces contributes to shielding capability.•Corrugated plate and associated gap is beneficial to shielding performance.