Split Hopkinson (Kolsky) Bar: Design, Testing and Applications

by Weinong W. Chen, Bo Song

Overview

The authors systematically describe the general principles of Kolsky bars, or split Hopkinson bars, which are widely used for obtaining dynamic material properties. Modifications are introduced for obtaining reliable data. Specific experiment design guidelines are provided to subject the specimen to desired testing conditions.

Detailed Kolsky-bar examples are given for different classes of materials (brittle, ductile, soft, etc) and for different loading conditions (tension, torsion, triaxial, high/low temperatures, intermediate strain rate, etc). The Kolsky bars used for dynamic structural characterization are briefly introduced. A collection of dynamic properties of various materials under various testing conditions is included which may serve as a reference database.

This book assists both beginners and experienced professionals in characterizing high-rate material response with high quality and consistency. Readers who may benefit from this work include university students, instructors, R & D professionals, and scholars/engineers in solid mechanics, aerospace, civil and mechanical engineering, as well as materials science and engineering.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461427605
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	12/27/2012
Series:	Mechanical Engineering Series
Edition description:	2011
Pages:	388
Sales rank:	407,754
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Conventional Kolsky bars.- Kolsky compression bar experiments on brittle materials.- Kolsky compression bar experiments on soft materials.- Kolsky compression bar experiments on ductile materials.- Multiaxial compression experiments.- Experiments at high/low temperatures.- Tensile experiments.- Torsional experiments.- Kolsky bars for intermediate-rate experiments.- Structural experiments.