Spall Fracture

• Main Authors: Antoun, Tarabay. (Author), Curran, Donald R. (Author), Razorenov, Sergey V. (Author), Seaman, Lynn. (Author), Kanel, Gennady I. (Author), Utkin, Alexander V. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2003.
• Series: Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena
• Subjects: Physics.; Physical chemistry.; Condensed matter.; Solid state physics.; Spectroscopy.; Microscopy.; Continuum mechanics.; Condensed Matter Physics.; Solid State Physics.; Spectroscopy and Microscopy.; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.; Physical Chemistry.
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Shock-induced dynamic fracture of solids is of practical importance in many areas of materials science, chemical physics, engineering, and geophysics. This book, by an international roster of authors, comprises a systematic account of the current state of research in the field, integrating the large...

Table of Contents:

• Wave Propagation
• Experimental Techniques
• Interpretation of Experimental Pullback Spall Signals
• Spallation in Materials of Different Classes
• Constitutive Modeling Approaches and Computer Simulation Techniques
• Nucleation-and-Growth-Based Constitutive Models for Dynamic Fracture
• Applications of the Nucleation-and-Growth Fracture Method
• Concluding Remarks.