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N.K. Bourne, Z. Rosenberg & J.C.F. Millett

Abstract

The response of brittle materials has excited much recent interest. In particular, the appearance of the so called failure wave has resulted in various theoretical and experimental programs to identify the mechanism by which it propagates. In order to shed light upon the microstructural properties which affect failure wave propagation, three well-known and widely available glasses of varying density have been chosen for investigation. These three materials have been characterised in one-dimensional strain shock experiments and stress and strain measurements have been made using embedded manganin gauges. This paper reviews the recent work in this area and presents experimental data from which the failure mechanisms of the glass may be deduced. 1. Introduction Open structure glasses, lik

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