Explosively generated pulse propagation through particles containing natural cracks

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 255-270

  Singh, Raman ^a   Shukla, Arun ^a   Zervas, Harry ^b  

^a University of Rhode Island   (United States)

^b NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage; Granular media; Load transfer; Particulate assembly; Stress wave propagation

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; DEFECTS; DYNAMIC LOADS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHOTOELASTICITY; SIMULATION; STRAIN; STRAIN GAGES; STRESS ANALYSIS; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

DAMAGE SIZE AND ORIENTATION; DYNAMIC LOAD TRANSFER; DYNAMIC PHOTOELASTICITY; NATURAL CRACKS; PARTICULATE ASSEMBLY; PEAK CONTACT LOAD ATTENUATION; STRESS WAVE PROPAGATION;

MECHANICS;

EID: 0030215241     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-6636(96)00026-9     Document Type: Article

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