In the present study, a modified split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) is employed to investigate the dynamic response of ice under uniaxial compression in the range of strain rates from 60 to 1400 s 1 and at initial test temperatures of 10 and 30 C. The compressive strength of ice shows positive strain-rate sensitivity over the range of strain rates employed; a slight influence of ice microstruc...

The strain rate effect of luffa sponge material is an indispensable property for it to be used for acoustic, vibration, and impact energy absorption. Compressive tests at different strain rates on cylindrical column specimens of luffa sponge material were conducted over a wide density ranging from 24 to 64 kg/m. A photographic technique was applied to measure the section area of the specimen wi...

The high strain rate compressive behaviour of a Silicone elastomer: Sylgard 184® is presented. Experiments were performed over strain rates between 3000 and 15,000 s -1 , and temperatures between -40 and +73 oC, corresponding to environmental conditions in many industrial applications. An Ogden strain energy density function was fit to the data, and the strain rate and temperature dependence of...