| High-Pressure Shock Compression of Solids Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Asay, J. R. (Editor), Shahinpoor, M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1461269431 ISBN-13: 9781461269434 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $360.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Gardening - Science | Nanoscience - Science | Physics - General |
| Dewey: 534 |
| Series: Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.27 lbs) 393 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents a set of basic understandings of the behavior and response of solids to propagating shock waves. The propagation of shock waves in a solid body is accompanied by large compressions, decompression, and shear. Thus, the shear strength of solids and any inelastic response due to shock- wave propagation is of the utmost importance. Furthermore, shock compres- sion of solids is always accompanied by heating, and the rise of local tempera- ture which may be due to both compression and dissipation. For many solids, under a certain range of impact pressures, a two-wave structure arises such that the first wave, called the elastic prescursor, travels with the speed of sound; and the second wave, called a plastic shock wave, travels at a slower speed. Shock-wave loading of solids is normally accomplished by either projectile impact, such as produced by guns or by explosives. The shock heating and compression of solids covers a wide range of temperatures and densities. For example, the temperature may be as high as a few electron volts (1 eV = 11,500 K) for very strong shocks and the densification may be as high as four times the normal density. |