International audienceLow velocity impacts on energetic materials induce plastic deformations and sliding friction which can lead to ignition. If some ignition criteria have been proposed, the remaining difficulty is to characterize the mechanical behavior of the material when submitted to the corresponding solicitations (high pressure and high strain rate). Thus, a technique based on the Split Hopkinson Pressure Bars system is proposed to carry out a triaxial compression test. A cylindrical specimen is placed into a confining ring and is compressed by the system of bars. The ring prevents the radial extension of the specimen and creates a lateral confining pressure. The material and dimensions chosen for the ring maintain a constant radial pressure during the test. Some tests were carried out on an inert aggregate material and proved the validity of this experimental device. The experimental data processing shows the influence of both the pressure and the strain rate. The shear stresses, which contribute to thermal dissipation and then to the ignition threshold, increase according to the pressure
International audienceThe aim of this paper was to describe a method of analysing the test data recorded during a Hopkinson Bar bending test. This three-point dynamic bending test was designed for testing the strength of materials under dynamic loads. It is carried out on a specimen consisting of a beam placed on two supports, which is subjected to an impact. The use of Hopkinson Bar as supports makes it possible to determine the forces and displacements at these points. An analytical solution for the transient response of a long beam subjected to a transverse impact was used to determine the impact force and the displacement. This procedure applies for the first few instants when the motions generated by the impact have not yet reached the supports, and the mechanical state of the specimen is identical to that of an unsupported beam. It is suitable for use with quasi-brittle materials for which failure occurs at the very beginning of the test. The material strength is determined at the time of failure, which is characterised by a sudden decrease in the bending moment. The results of a test in which a quasi-brittle material was loaded up to failure are presented and analysed as outlined above. The results obtained confirm the relevance of the present method
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