Abstract:Abstract. The role of shock wave loading profile is investigated for the failure processes in a brittle material. The dynamic damage response of ductile metals has been demonstrated to be critically dependent on the shockwave profile and the stressstate of the shock. Changing from a square to triangular (Taylor) profile with an identical peak compressive stress has been reported to increase the "spall strength" by over a factor of two and suppress damage mechanisms. The spall strength of tungsten heavy alloy (… Show more
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