Ebook: Spall Fracture

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 amount of work done in the former Soviet Union with the work done in the West.
Topics covered include: Wave propagation, experimental techniques and measurements, spallation of materials of different classes (metals, ceramics, glasses, polymers), constitutive models of fracture processes, and computer simulations.

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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 amount of work done in the former Soviet Union with the work done in the West.
Topics covered include: Wave propagation, experimental techniques and measurements, spallation of materials of different classes (metals, ceramics, glasses, polymers), constitutive models of fracture processes, and computer simulations.

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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 amount of work done in the former Soviet Union with the work done in the West.
Topics covered include: Wave propagation, experimental techniques and measurements, spallation of materials of different classes (metals, ceramics, glasses, polymers), constitutive models of fracture processes, and computer simulations.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-35
Wave Propagation....Pages 37-58
Experimental Techniques....Pages 59-91
Interpretation of Experimental Pullback Spall Signals....Pages 93-135
Spallation in Materials of Different Classes....Pages 137-173
Constitutive Modeling Approaches and Computer Simulation Techniques....Pages 175-216
Nucleation-and-Growth-Based Constitutive Models for Dynamic Fracture....Pages 217-266
Applications of the Nucleation-and-Growth Fracture Method....Pages 267-300
Concluding Remarks....Pages 301-304
Back Matter....Pages 305-404

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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 amount of work done in the former Soviet Union with the work done in the West.
Topics covered include: Wave propagation, experimental techniques and measurements, spallation of materials of different classes (metals, ceramics, glasses, polymers), constitutive models of fracture processes, and computer simulations.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-35
Wave Propagation....Pages 37-58
Experimental Techniques....Pages 59-91
Interpretation of Experimental Pullback Spall Signals....Pages 93-135
Spallation in Materials of Different Classes....Pages 137-173
Constitutive Modeling Approaches and Computer Simulation Techniques....Pages 175-216
Nucleation-and-Growth-Based Constitutive Models for Dynamic Fracture....Pages 217-266
Applications of the Nucleation-and-Growth Fracture Method....Pages 267-300
Concluding Remarks....Pages 301-304
Back Matter....Pages 305-404
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