RECENT EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF THE MECHANICAL RESPONSE OF INELASTIC SOLIDS TO RAPIDLY CHANGING STRESSES
Abstract
The role of experiment in elucidating the dynamic mechanical behavior of inelastic solids is discussed with particular emphasis on the type of results which can be obtained from wave propagation experiments. Recent experimental results obtained by the author and his co-workers are reviewed as is work by other investigators in the field. Viscoelastic waves,plastic waves and shock waves are considered and in particular a recent observation by the author of the generation of tensile shock waves in stretched rubber is described. The fracture behavior of brittle plastics under stress-wave loading, and some recent work by Phillips on stress waves produced by tensile fractures are mentioned.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0696438
Entities
People
- H. Kolsky
Organizations
- Brown University