A technique for dynamic proportional multiaxial compression on soft materials

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 226-230

  Chen, W ^a   Lu, F ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic behavior; Hopkinson bar; Multiaxial compression; Soft material testing

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; STRAIN RATE; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

MULTIAXIAL COMPRESSION; SOFT MATERIALS;

POLYMERS;

COMPRESSION;

EID: 0034088048     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02325050     Document Type: Article

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