Numerical investigation of dispersion in Hopkinson Pressure Bar

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 76-78). === The Hopkinson Pressure Bar (HPB) is used as a load-time or displacement-time transducer in impact or blast experiments. The Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) is the accepted form of material testing for strain rates between 102 S-I and 104 S-...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Govender, Reuben Ashley
Other Authors: Cloete, T J
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5539