An exploding wire method is used to produce high-pressure blast-wave loading of thick polymer cylinders. The measured outer-surface hoop-strain profiles, at strain rates of about 103 s-1, agree best with prediction for values of Young's modulus which are much higher than those measured under quasistatic conditions (strain rates of about 10-3 s-1). Low density polyethylene shows a six-fold increase in modulus, high density polyethylene more than 100%, nylon 66 about 75%, and nylatron a 25% increase
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