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Study of cylindrical stress waves generated by exploding wires

A technique utilizing exploding wires is used to generate cylindrical stress waves in long, hollow, thick-walled cylinders. Asimultaneity of impact is studied with dynamic photoelasticity

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An experimental technique utilizing high-pressure gas from an exploding wire is used to load long, hollow, thick-walled cylinders from the inside. Resulting plane-strain cylindrical stress waves are one-dimensional in nature. Asimultaneity of impact is studied with methods of high-speed photography and dynamic photoelasticity.

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  1. Wave Propagation Research Center, Drexel University, 19104, Philadelphia, Pa.

    J. L. Rose (Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering) & P. C. Chou (Professor of Aerospace Engineering)

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Rose, J.L., Chou, P.C. Study of cylindrical stress waves generated by exploding wires. Experimental Mechanics 12, 104–106 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02408447

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