Dynamic Behavior of Materials represents one of eight volumes of technical papers presented at the Society for Experimental Mechanics Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, held at Uncasville, Connecticut, June 13-16, 2011.  The full set of proceedings also includes volumes on Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials, Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials and Processes in Conventional and Multifunctional Materials, MEMS and Nanotechnology; Optical Measurements, Modeling and, Metrology; Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Thermomechanics and Infra-Red Imaging, and Engineering Applications of Residual Stress.

InhaltsangabePunch Response of Gels at Different Loading Rates.- A Kolsky Torsion Bar Technique for Characterization of Dynamic Shear Response of Soft Materials.- Loading Rate Effect on the Tensile Failure of Concrete and Its Constituents Using Diametrical Compression and Direct Tension.- Influence of Strain-rate and Confining Pressure on the Shear Strength of Concrete.- Dynamic Tensile Properties of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete.- Effect of Liquid Environment on Dynamic Constitutive Response of Reinforced Gels.- Ballistic Gelatin Characterization and Constitutive Modeling.- Strain Rate Response of Cross-linked Polymer Epoxies Under Uni-axial Compression.- Strength and Failure Energy for Adhesive Interfaces as a Function of Loading Rate.- Fracture in Layered Plates Having Property Mismatch across the Crack Front.- Stress Variations and Particle Movements During Penetration Into Granular Materials.- Sand Particle Breakage Under High-pressure and High-rate Loading.- Experimental and Numerical Study of Wave Propagation in Granular Media.- Communication of Stresses by Chains of Grains in High-Speed Particulate Media Impacts.- Effects of Thermal Treated on the Dynamic Facture Properties Using a Semi-circular Bend Technique.- Development and Characterization of a PU-PMMA Transparent Interpenetrating Polymer Networks (t-IPNs).- Dynamic Ring-on-Ring Equibiaxial Flexural Strength of Borosilicate Glass.- Stress-strain Response of PMMA as a Function of Strain-rate and Temperature.- Dynamic Behavior of Three PBXs With Different Temperatures.- Dynamic Compressive Properties of A PBX Analog as a Function of Temperature and Strain Rate.- Dynamic Response of Shock Loaded Architectural Glass Panels.- A Dynamic Punch Method to Quantify the Dynamic Shear Strength of Brittle Solids.- A Sensored Projectile Impact on a Composite Sandwich Panel.- Cut Resistance and Fracture Toughness of High Performance Fibers.- Kolsky Tension Bar Techniques for Dynamic Characterization of Alloys.- Prediction of Dynamic Forces in Fire Service Escape Scenarios.- Tensile Behavior of Kevlar 49 Woven Fabrics Over a Wide Range of Strain Rates.- The Effect of Loading Rate on the Tensile Behavior of Single Zylon Fiber.- Statistical Analysis of Fiber Gripping Effects on Kolsky bar Test.- Perpendicular Yarn Pull-out Behavior Under Dynamic Loading.- Dynamic Response of Homogeneous and Functionally Graded Foams When Subjected to Transient Loading by a Square Punch.- Dynamic Strain Measurement of Welded Tensile Specimens Using Digital Image Correlation.- Ultra High Speed Full-field Strain Measurements on Spalling Tests on Concrete Materials.- Contact Mechanics of Impacting Slender Rods: Measurement and Analysis.- Solenoid Actuated, Rail Mounted, Aircraft Payload Release Mechanisms.- Finite Element Modeling of Ballistic Impact on Kevlar 49 Fabrics.- Optimal Pulse Shapes for SHPB Tests on Soft Materials.- Dynamic Tensile Characterization of Foam Materials.- On Measuring the High Frequency Response of Soft Viscoelastic Materials at Finite Strains.- The Blast Response of Sandwich Composites With a Graded Core: Equivalent Core Layer Mass vs. Equivalent Core Layer Thickness.- Effects of High and Low Temperature on the Dynamic Performance of the Core Material, Face-sheets and the Sandwich Composite.- Influence of Texture and Temperature on the Dynamic-tensile-extrusion Response of High-purity Zirconium.- Modeling and DIC Measurements of Dynamic Compression Tests of a Soft Tissue Simulant.- Measurement of R-values at Intermediate Strain Rates Using a Digital Speckle Extensometry.- Study of Strain Energy in Deformed Insect Wings.- Experimental Study of Cable Vibration Damping.- Dynamic Thermo-mechanical Response of Austenite Containing Steels.- Investigation into the Spall Strength of Cast Iron.- Development of Brick and Mortar Material Parameters for Numerical Simulations.- Electrical Behavior of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Epoxy Under Compression.- Effect of Curvature on Shock Loading Response of