Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1: Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics

Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1: Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the first volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Experimental Mechanics, including papers on: General Dynamic Materials Response Novel Dynamic Testing Techniques Dynamic Fracture and Failure Dynamic Behavior of Geo-materials Dynamic Behavior of Composites and Multifunctional materials Dynamic Behavior of Low-Impedance materials Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of Dynamic Behavior of Materials Quantitative Visualization of Dynamic Behavior of Materials Shock/Blast Loading of Materials Interface and Structural Dynamics Material Response.

Table of Contents:
1 Tensile Properties of Dyneema SK76 Single Fibers at Multiple Loading Rates Using a Direct Gripping Method 2 Statistical Characterization of Single PPTA Fiber Tensile Properties from High Strain Rate Tests 3 Static and Dynamic Thermo-Mechanical Behavior of Ti2AlC MAX Phase and Fiber Reinforced Ti2AlC Composites 4 Effects of Spherical Nanoparticle Addition on Dynamic Properties of Polyamide 11 5 Latest Results in Novel Inertial High Strain Rate Tests 6 DIC in Dynamic Punch Testing 7 Specimen Design to Study the Dynamic Response of an Amorphous Polymer 8 Micro-Raman Spectroscopic Evaluation of Residual Microstresses in Reaction Bonded Boron Carbide Ceramics 9 Dynamic Response of Human Wisdom Teeth and Temporary Fillers 10 In Situ and Postmortem Measures of Damage in Polymers at High Strain-Rates 11 Application of High Speed Imaging in Particle Dynamics Study with Explosives 12 Damage Assessment in Metal Plates by Using Laser Vibrometer Measurements 13 Uncertainty of Strain Gage Measurements on Kolsky Bars 14 Full-Field Deformation Observation of Polymer Foam Subjected to Shock Loading 15 Explosive Blast Loading of Biosimulants Through Ballistic Protective Materials 16 The Hugoniot Relationships for Nonlinear Elastic Substances 17 Blast Performance of Foam Filled Sandwich Panels Under Extreme Temperatures 18 Dynamics and Shock Waves in Media with Second Order Phase Transformations 19 Structural Changes in Lipid Vesicles Generated by the Shock Waves: Dissipative Particle Dynamics Simulation 20 Effect of Threaded Joint Preparation on Impact Energy Dissipation Using Frequency-Based Kolsky Bar Analysis 21 Experimental Observation of Slip Pulses During Onset of Sliding Friction 22 Observation of Dynamic Deformation Behavior Around Interface of Bi-material Using DIC 23 Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Carbon Fiber Cable Damping 24 Volume Damageability According to Criteria of Mechanical and Rolling Fatigue 25 Developments in the Characterization of Metallic Adhesion 26 Stress Initiation and Propagation in Glass During Ring-on-Ring Testing 27 Investigation of Cavitation Using a Modified Hopkinson Apparatus 28 Characterization of Structural Epoxy Adhesives 29 Rate Dependent Response of Cross-Linked Epoxy Networks 30 Dynamic Crack Propagation in Layered Transparent Materials Studied Using Digital Gradient Sensing Method 31 Fracture Toughness Testing of Advanced Silicon Carbide Ceramics Using Digital Image Correlation 32 Fracture of Pre-stressed Woven Glass Fiber Composite Exposed to Shock Loading 33 A Miniature Tensile Kolsky Bar for Thin Film Testing 34 High Temperature Tension HSB Device Based on Direct Electrical Heating 35 Dynamic Flow Stress Measurements for Machining Applications 36 Thermo-Mechanical Behavior of AA-2219 and AA-2195 at High Strain Rates 37 Rigid Angular Impact Responses of a Generic Steel Vehicle Front Bumper and Crush Can: Correlation of Two Velocity-Measurement Techniques 38 Force-Time History Assessment of a Generic Steel Vehicle Front Bumper and Crush Can Subjected to a Rigid Center Pole Impact 39 Damage of Two Concrete Materials due to Enhanced Shaped Charges 40 Influence of Free Water and Strain-Rate on the Behaviour of Concrete Under High Confining Pressure 41 Numerical Investigation of Impact Condition Effects on Concrete Penetration 42 On the Damage Mechanisms Involved in Different Geomaterials Subjected to Edge-on Impact Experiments 43 Effect of Boundary Conditions on the Thermo-Mechanical Response of Hastelloy® X Plates Subjected to Shock Loading 44 Experimental Studies of the Matrix Detonating Cord Charge 45 The Characterization of Ammonium Nitrate Mini-Prills 46 High-Strain Rate Compressive Behavior of Dry Mason Sand Under Confinement 47 Scale Bridging Interactions During Penetration of Granular Materials 48 Experimental Investigation on Material Dynamic Behaviors Using Ultra-high-speed Cameras 49 Application of 3-D Digital Image Correlation Technique to Study Underwater Implosion 50 Dynamic Analysis of a Plate Loaded by Explosively Driven Sand 51 Simulating the Planar Shock Response of Concrete 52 Mesoscale Simulations of Dry Sand 53 Perforation of 6082-T651 Aluminum Plates with 7.62 mm APM2 Bullets at Normal and Oblique Impacts.

About the Author :
Bo Song, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, USA. Daniel Casem, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, USA. Jamie Kimberley, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, USA. Bo Song, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, USA. Daniel Casem, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, USA. Jamie Kimberley, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, USA.