Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1: Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics - Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series 2014 edition

Jacket Description/Back: This critical collection examines a range of the dynamic behavior of materials, from low-impedance materials to geo-materials to fracture and failure, as presented in early findings and case studies from the Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics. The collection includes papers in the following general technical research areas: General Dynamic Material Properties Novel Dynamic Testing Techniques Dynamic Fracture and Failure Novel Testing Techniques Dynamic Behavior of Geo-materials Dynamic Behavior of Biological and Biomimetic Materials Dynamic Behavior of Composites and Multifunctional Materials Dynamic Behavior of Low-Impedance materials Multi-scale Modeling of Dynamic Behavior of Materials Quantitative Visualization of Dynamic Behavior of Materials Shock/Blast Loading of Materials"Dynamic Behavior of Materials: Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics" is the first volume of eight from the Conference."Table of Contents: Dynamic Deformation Behavior of AA2099-T8 Under Compression and Torsion Loads.- High Strain Rate Performance of Pressureless Sintered Boron Carbide.- Interpretation of Strain Rate Effect of Metals.- High Strain Rate Friction Response Of Porcine Molar Teeth And Temporary Braces.- Dynamics of Interfaces with Static Initial Loading.- Loading Rate Effects on Mode I Delamination of Z-pinned Composite Laminates.- Multi-scale Testing Techniques for Carbon Nanotube Augmented Kevlar.- Single Fiber Tensile Properties Measured by the Kolsky bar Using the Direct Fiber Clamping Method.- A Testing Technique for Characterizing Composite at Strain Rates up to 100/s.- A New Technique of Dynamic Spherical Indentation Based on SHPB.- Analysis and Simulations of Quasi-static Torsion Tests on Nearly Incompressible Soft Materials.- Damage of Rubber Foams During Large Cyclic Compression.- Extreme Tensile Damage and Failure in Glassy Polymers via Dynamic-tensile-extrusion.- Strain Rate and Temperature Dependence in PVC.- Strain Rate Dependence of Yield Condition of Polyamide 11.- Effect of Strain Rate on Mechanical Response of PBX Simulants.- Effect of Loading Rate on Dynamic Fracture Toughness of Polycarbonate.- Mixed Mode Fracture Behavior of Layered Plates.- Failure Analysis of Micron Scaled Silicon Under High Rate Loading.- Dynamic fracture analysis of Semi-circular Bending (SCB) Specimen by the Optical Method of Caustics.- Effect of Loading Rate on Dynamic Fracture Behavior of Glass and Carbon Fiber Modified Epoxy.- Application of Element Free Galerkin Method to High Speed Crack Propagation Analysis.- Improving Ballistic Fiber Strength: Insights From Experiment and Simulation.- Simulating Wave Propagation in SHPB With Peridynamics.- Investigation of Dynamic Failure of Metallic Adhesion: A Space-technology Related Case of Study.- Shock Wave Profile Effects on Dynamic Failure of Tungsten Heavy Alloy.- Adhesively Joined Crush Tube Structures Subjected to Impact Loading.- Dynamic Buckling of Submerged Tubes due to Impulsive External Pressure.- High Strain Rate Response of Layered Micro Balloon Filled Aluminum.- Dynamic Triaxial Compression Experiments on Cor-Tuf Specimens.- Deceleration-displacement Response for Projectiles That Penetrate Concrete Targets.- Dynamic Fracture and Impact Energy Absorption Characteristics of PMMA-PU Transparent Interpenetrating Polymer Networks (IPNs).- Estimating Statistically-distributed Grain-Scale Material Properties From Bulk-Scale Experiments.- Spall Behavior of Cast Iron with Varying Microstructures.- A Scaling Law for APM2 Bullets and Aluminum Armor.- A Novel Torsional Kolsky Bar for Testing Materials at Constant-shear-strain-rates.- A Method for Dynamic Fracture Toughness Determination Using Torsion Hopkinson Pressure bar.- Characterization of Sheet Metals in Shear Over a Wide Range of Strain Rates.- Material Identification of Blast Loaded Aluminum Plates Through Inverse Modeling.- Implosion of a Tube Within a Closed Tube: Experiments and Computational Simulations.- Testing Techniques for Shock Accelerometers below 10,000 g.- ONR MURI Project on Soil Blast Modeling and Simulation.- Dynamic Behavior of Saturated Soil under Buried Explosive Loading.- A Near Nose Investigation of a Sand Penetration Event.- Poncelet Coefficients of Granular Media.- Effect of Moisture on the Compressive Behavior of Dense Eglin Sand Under Confinement at High Strain Rates.- Shearing Rate Effects on Dense Sand and Compacted Clay.- High-energy Diffraction Microscopy Characterization of Spall Damage.- Quantitative Visualization of High-rate Material Response with Dynamic Proton Radiography.- Investigation of Dynamic Material Cracking With In Situ Synchrotron-based Measurements.- Impact Bend Tests Using Hopkinson Pressure Bars.- A Methodology for In-Situ FIB/SEM Tension Testing of Metals.- Characterization of Damage Evolution in Ti2AlC and Ti3SiC2 Under Compressive Loading.- Viscoelastic Behaviour of Maturating Green Poplar Wood.- Permeability and Microcracking of Geomaterials Subjected to Dynamic Loads.- Vibration Analysis and Design of a Monumental Stair.- Improvement of Safety Engineering Design in Rotating Structures by Detection of Resonance Frequency Signals.- Dynamic Compressive Response of Unsaturated Clay Under Confinements.- Dynamic Tensile Testing of Based and Welded Automotive Steel. Marc Notes: This volume 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.