A new split Hopkinson tensile bar design

This work presents a new design for a split Hopkinson tensile bar (SHTB) as well as generated representative experimental results. The new design uses a U shaped striker bar as projectile and addresses several shortcomings of classical SHTB designs using hollow striker bars. The results presented sh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gerlach, R, Kettenbeil, C, Petrinic, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012