Time-Resolved Stress Measurements in Projectile Impacts: 2-D Loading.

Abstract

Experimental developments are reported that demonstrate the feasibility of using miniature optical stress sensors to determine the target response in 2-D loading situations arising due to projectile impacts. Oriented ruby chips embedded in aluminum and marble targets, at locations directly underneath rod impactors, were used to obtain time resolved, in-situ measurements. Time resolution (approx. 100 ns) and durations (approx. 6 us) reported here are intended to be representative and can be varied depending on the experimental requirements. Given the importance of obtaining in-situ, stress histories in targets subjected to 2-D dynamic loading, future work needs to address the development of analytic procedures to permit accurate and efficient inversion of the sensor output.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA324704

Entities

People

  • Kip D. Zimmerman
  • Y. M. Gupta

Organizations

  • Washington State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Computational Science
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Dye Lasers
  • Fibers
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Optical Detectors
  • Optical Fibers
  • Optical Materials
  • Plane Waves
  • Projectiles
  • Shock Waves
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Spectroscopy.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.