Springer Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1: Proceedings of the 2012 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics: 32 (Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series)

Product Description Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1: Proceedings of the 2012 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics represents one of seven volumes of technical papers presented at the Society for Experimental Mechanics SEM 12th International Congress & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, held at Costa Mesa, California, June 11-14, 2012.  The full set of proceedings also includes volumes on Challenges in Mechanics of Time -Dependent Materials and Processes in Conventional and Multifunctional Materials, Imaging Methods for Novel Materials and Challenging Applications, Experimental and Applied Mechanics, 2nd International Symposium on the Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials 13th International Symposium on MEMS and Nanotechnology and, Composite Materials and the 1st International Symposium on Joining Technologies for Composites. From the Back Cover Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1: Proceedings of the 2012 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the first volume of seven from the Conference, brings together 80 contributions to this important area of research and engineering.  The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Experimental and Applied Mechanics, including papers on: CompositesDynamic Fracture and FailureDynamic Materials ResponseNovel Testing TechniquesLow Impedance MaterialsDynamic Behavior of Geo-materials Dynamic Behavior of Brittle MaterialsShock & Blast Loading of MaterialsMulti-scale Modeling of Dynamic Behavior of MaterialsOptical Methods for High Strain Rate TestingMaterials ResponseNovel Testing Techniques