Rocks and geomaterials are subjected to impact and blast loads in a variety of applications. We develop and implement multi-mechanism constitutive models for such materials that can describe their behavior under these extreme conditions.
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Funding Agency
Funding Agency
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Project Team
Dr. Lei Yang, KT Ramesh
Collaborators
The MSEE URA; Prof. Ryan Hurley, Prof. Todd Hufnagel, and Prof. Michael Shields
Research Areas
Mechanics
Materials
Grant Number
MSEE URA