Implementation of viscoelastic Hopkinson bars

Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-112). === The properties of soft, viscoelastic materials at high strain rates are important in furthering our understanding of their role during blast or impact events. Testing these soft or low impedance materials using metallic bars in a split Hopkinson...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Curry, Richard
Other Authors: Cloete
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10293