Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1 Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics

1 Impact Response of Coquina 2 Experimental Investigation of the Dynamic Fragmentation Process in a Transparent Ceramic Under Impact Loading 3 Effects of Chain Extender on Dynamic Properties of PLLA/PBSL Blends 4 Observation and Modeling of Cone Cracks in Ceramics 5 Dynamic Crack Propagation in Layered Transparent Materials Studied Using Digital Gradient Sensing Method: Part-II 6 Measurement of the Dynamic Fracture Toughness of Alumina Ceramic 7 Shock and High Strain Rate Characterization of HTPB with Varying Plasticizer 8 Modified Hopkinson Apparatus to Investigate Fluid Cavitation as a Potential Source of Injury 9 Dynamic Energy Absorption of Eco-Core and Other Commercial Core Materials 10 Harmonic Vibration Test for the Analysis of the Dynamic Behaviour of Polyurethane Foams 11 Statistical Characterizations for Tensile Properties of Co-polymer Aramid Fibers: Loading Rate Effects 12 Longitudinal Wave Propagation Including High Frequency Component in Viscoelastic Bars 13 Quasistatic to Dynamic Behavior of Particulate Composites for Different Temperatures 14 A Kolsky Bar for High-Rate Micro-compression: Preliminary Results 15 Multi-Scale Mechanical Performance of High Strength-High Ductility Concrete 16 PZT Experimental Detection of Natural Frequencies for Compressed Thin-Walled Beams 17 On the Use of Piezoelectric Sensors for Experimental Modal Analysis 18 Characterization of Vibrational Mechanical Properties of Polyurethane Foam 19 High Strain-Rate Ductile to Brittle Transition in Nanoporous Zeolite 20 Dynamic High-Temperature Tensile Characterization of an Iridium Alloy 21 Dynamic Friction Properties of Stainless Steels 22 Dynamic Tensile Behavior of a Quenched and Partitioned High Strength Steel Using a Kolsky Bar 23 Dynamic Flow Response of Rigid Polymer Foam Subjected to Direct Impact 24 Differences in the Hydrostatic Implosion of Metallic and Composite Tubes Studied Using Digital Image Correlation 25 Novel Protection Mechanism of Blast and Impact Waves by Using Nanoporous Materials 26 Response of Material Under Blast Loading 27 Using Richtmyer–Meshkov Instabilities to Estimate Metal Strength at Very High Rates 28 Study of Energy Contributions in Granular Materials During Impact 29 Ballistic Perforation of Double Reinforced Concrete as a Function of Energy 30 Identification of the Dynamic Tensile Behavior of Geomaterials Based on the Virtual Fields Method and a New Generation-Ultra-High-Speed Camera 31 Particle Size Reduction in Granular Materials During Rapid Penetration 32 Experimental Techniques to Characterize the Mechanical Behaviour of Ultra-High-Strength-Concrete Under Extreme Loading Conditions 33 Highly Stretchable Miniature Strain Sensor for Large Strain Measurement 34 Clamping-Force Application for Kolsky Bar Tension Grips 35 An Improved Technique for Reducing the Load Ringing Phenomenon in Tensile Tests at High Strain Rates 36 Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Pressure Waves Propagation in a Viscoelastic Hopkinson Bar 37 An Innovative Instrumented Projectile for Dynamic Testing and Material Characterization.

Biography

Bo Song, Department of Mechanics of Material, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, USA. Leslie Lamberson, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA. Daniel Casem, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, USA. Jamie Kimberley, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, USA.