The use of the split Hopkinson pressure bar techniques in high strain rate materials testing

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 211, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 273-292

  Al Mousawi, M M ^a   Reid, S R ^b   Deans, W F ^c  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic compression; Fracture toughness; High strain rate testing; Materials testing; Split hopkinson pressure bar; Tension; Torsion

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LUBRICATION; MATERIALS TESTING; STRAIN; STRAIN RATE; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; STRESSES; TENSILE TESTING; TORSION TESTING;

DYNAMIC COMPRESSION; HIGH STRAIN RATE TESTING; INSTRUMENTATION; LENGTH RADIUS RATIO; SPLIT HOPKINSON PRESSURE BAR;

COMPRESSION TESTING;

EID: 0030703489     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954406971522042     Document Type: Article

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