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Development of a Split Hopkinson Tension Bar for Testing Stress-Strain Response of Particulate Composites under High Rates of Loading 

Owens, Anthony (2007-08-15)
Mechanical structures and their material constituents undergo an expansive range of loading conditions. Specifically, the rate at which the loading takes place can vary from being virtually static to being almost ...

Fracture of Brittle Materials and Bimaterial Interfaces in the Presence of Compressive Stresses 

Owens, Anthony (2022-12-05)  ETD File Embargoed
The present work is aimed at the experimental investigation of the effect of local compressive stress fields on a crack lying along an interface. This is relevant to problems such as interfaces found in adhesively bonded ...