Program overview

THURSDAY MORNING, 24 JULY 2003

11:00 T1.001 A reaction zone enthalpy balance model for shock-to-detonation transition and unsteady detonation wave propagation in reactive materials

Alain FROGER (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique)

11:15 T1.002 Pulse laser ignition of preheated PETN

Kunihito Nagayama (Kyushu University, Japan), Shiro Kubota (Kyushu Univeristy, Japan)

11:30 T1.003 Measurement of Shock Initiation in High Explosives using Embedded Magnetic Particle Velocity Gauges

R. L. Gustavsen (Los Alamos National Laboratory)

12:00 T1.004 High Pressure Hugoniot and Reaction Rate Measurements in PBX9501

S. A. Sheffield, D. L. Robbins, D. B. Stahl, R. R. Alcon, R. L. Gustavsen (Los Alamos National Lab.)

12:15 T1.005 Multiple gauge technique to measure CJ state of TATB from steady 1-D flow condition

Jerry Forbes, Craig Tarver, Paul Urtiew (LLNL), Stephen Sheffield, Richard Gustavsen (LANL), Kevin Vandersall, Frank Garcia (LLNL)

11:00 T2.001 U-0.75Ti AND Ti-6Al-4V IN PLANAR AND BALLISTIC IMPACT

Benny Herrmann, Arie Venkert (NRCN, P.O.Box 9001, Beer Sheva, Israel.), Vadim Favorsky, Eugene Zaretsky, Dov Shvarts (Mech. Eng., BGU, P.O.Box 653, Beer Sheva, Israel.)

11:15 T2.002 EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS OF PENETRATING HYPERVELOCITY IMPACTS

W.D. Reinhart, L.C. Chhabildas, T.F. Thornhill, R.J. Lawrence (Sandia Nat'l Labs)

11:30 T2.003 Reexamination of the Requirements to Detect the Failure Wave Velocity in SiC Using Penetration Experiments

Jr. Anderson (Southwest Research Institute), Dennis L. Orphal (International Research Associates, Inc.), Douglas W. Templeton (U.S. Army TACOM-TARDEC)

11:45 T2.004 MULTI-DIMENSIONAL HYDROCODE ANALYSES OF PENETRATING HYPERVELOCITY IMPACTS

G.C. Bessette, R.J. Lawrence, L.C. Chhabildas, W.D. Reinhart, T.F. Thornhill, W.V. Saul (Sandia Nat'l Labs)

12:00 T2.005 Analytical Impact Shock Models

John Curtis (Dr.) (Future Systems Technology, QinetiQ, Fort Halstead, Sevenoaks, UK)

12:15 T2.006 Confinement Effects on the Transition from Dwell to Penetration

Hubert Meyer, Scott Schoenfeld (U.S. Army Research Laboratory), Impact Physics Branch Collaboration

11:00 T3.001 Analyses of Epoxy Bonds in Combined Compression-Shear Experiments Using an Interface Element

S.K. DWIVEDI, Y.M. GUPTA (Inst. for Shock Physics, Wash. State Univ.)

11:15 T3.002 DYNAMIC CHARACTERIZATION OF SHAPE MEMORY TITANIUM ALLOYS

Vasant S. Joshi (Code 920L, Research and Technology Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 101 Strauss Avenue, Indian Head, Maryland 20640), M. Ashraf Imam (Code 6320, Materials Science and Technology Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375)

11:30 T3.003 Ceramic Bar Impact Experiments for Improved Material Model

Nachhatter S. Brar (University of Dayton Research Institute, Dayton, OH 45469-0182), William G. Proud (Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK), A. M. Rajendran (US Army Research Office, RTP, NC 27709)

11:45 T3.004 The Effect of Shock Rise Time on Strength of Alumina in 1-D Stress and 1-D Strain

Stephan Bless (Institute for Advanced Technology, University of Texas at Austin), Neil Bourne (Cranfield University, U.K.), Tim Beno, David Littlefield (Institute for Advanced Technology, University of Texas at Austin)

12:00 T3.005 Computer Modeling of Shock Waves Dynamics in Ceramics

Vladimir Skripnyak, Evgenia Skripnyak (Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia)

12:15 T3.006 Assessment of Shock Induced Damages in AD995 Alumina.

William Green (U. S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 21005 USA), Neil K Bourne, Jeremy Millett (Royal Military College of Science, Cranfield University, Swindon, SN6 8LA, Shrivenham, UK), Dattatraya P Dandekar (U. S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 21005 USA)

11:00 T4.001 Static mechanical properties of metals determined using a diamond anvil cell

Hyunchae Cynn (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, CA USA)

11:30 T4.002 A New Method for Determining Material Thermal Properties at Static High Pressures

Joel Carney (NSWC - Indian Head), Douglas Ladouceur (Naval Research Laboratory), Thomas Russell, G. I. Pangilinan (NSWC - Indian Head)

11:45 T4.003 Novel Gas-Gun Experiment to Study Dynamic Fracture during Biaxial Loading*

Chol Syn, James Belak, Dana Goto, James Cazamias, Juan Moreno (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, CA 94550), Dennis Grady (Applied Research Associates, 4300 San Mateo Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87110)

12:00 T4.004 Compression and Tension Characterization of High Strength (Automotive) Sheet Steels

Izhar H. Syed (University of Dayton Research Institute, Dayton, OH), Nachhatter S. Brar (University of Dayton Research Institue, Dayton, OH, 45469-0182), Impact Physics Laboratory Collaboration

12:15 T4.005 Development of a Non-radiographic Spall and Damage Diagnostic

D. B. Holtkamp, D. A. Clark, I. A. Garcia, D. L. Hammon, W. F. Hemsing, M. A. Shinas, K. A. Thomas (Los Alamos National Laboratory), M. D. Furnish (Sandia National Laboratories), M. D. Crain, C. H. Gallegos (Bechtel Nevada)