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  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
2,622 Views
7 Pages

Mechanical Characterization of Compact Basalt by Using SHPB Device

  • Sunita Mishra,
  • Tanusree Chakraborty and
  • Vasant Matsagar

In the present work, dynamic stress-strain response of compact basalt is tested under high loading rates using 38 mm split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) device. The physical and static mechanical properties of compact basalt, e.g., density, specific...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,491 Views
18 Pages

25 April 2024

This study addresses the challenge of accurately determining the arrival time of stress wave signals in SHPB test data processing. To eliminate human error, we introduce the time-window energy ratio method and evaluate six filters for noise reduction...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,609 Views
15 Pages

SHPB Experiment and MPM Simulation on Dynamic Properties of Unsaturated Clay Under Impact Loading

  • Yingkang Yao,
  • Futian Zhao,
  • Junjie Li,
  • Jun Liu,
  • Zheng Liu,
  • Yue Wang,
  • Ruihong Zhuang,
  • Li Liu,
  • Yingbo Zhao and
  • Zequan Xu

13 March 2025

Accurate characterization of soil dynamic response is paramount for geotechnical and protective engineering. However, the impact properties of unsaturated cohesive soil have not been well characterized due to lack of sufficient research. For this pur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
2,996 Views
20 Pages

Dynamic Response of Rock-like Materials Based on SHPB Pulse Waveform Characteristics

  • Bi Sun,
  • Rui Chen,
  • Yang Ping,
  • Zhende Zhu,
  • Nan Wu and
  • Yanxin He

28 December 2021

Rock-like brittle materials under dynamic load will show more complex dynamic mechanical properties than those under static load. The relationship between pulse waveform characteristics and strain rate effect and inertia effect is rarely discussed in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
128 Views
17 Pages

Experimental and Numerical Study on the Mechanical Properties of Alumina Ceramics Based on a Modified SHPB Setup

  • Shenglin Li,
  • Baozhen Chen,
  • Yuanpeng Sun,
  • Yan Wang,
  • Keyao Xie and
  • Xuepeng Chen

16 February 2026

In response to the high stiffness and hardness levels of alumina ceramic materials, the traditional SHPB (split Hopkinson pressure bar) experimental setup has been modified. This study analyzes the propagation patterns of stress waves in the SHPB sys...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,783 Views
17 Pages

28 October 2020

The dynamic properties of materials should be analyzed for the material selection and safety design of robots used in the army and other protective structural applications. Split Hopkinson pressure bars (SHPB) is a widely used system for measuring th...

  • Project Report
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,738 Views
19 Pages

26 October 2022

In order to quantitatively describe the energy dissipation law of jointed rock mass, we obtained the jointed cores in laboratory conditions using marble from the roof and floor of Jinchanghe Lead–zinc mine in Baoshan. The dissipative degree of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
3,364 Views
13 Pages

19 May 2021

As mining depth increases, the backfill mining method is more and more widely used in underground mines. The dynamic load generated by the blasting can affect the stability of the cemented tailings backfill (CTB). The CTB samples were prepared to con...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,172 Views
20 Pages

High Strain Rate Response of Sandstones with Different Porosity under Dynamic Loading Using Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB)

  • Grzegorz Stopka,
  • Roman Gieleta,
  • Robert Panowicz,
  • Daniel Wałach and
  • Grzegorz Piotr Kaczmarczyk

20 June 2024

This article presents the results of dynamic tests of sandstone samples differing in strength parameters and porosity, which were carried out with the use of the split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB). For this study, three types of sandstones were cons...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,551 Views
14 Pages

27 April 2021

This study focuses on the dynamic compression performance of corroded steel fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC) exposed to drying–wetting chloride cycles by a 37 mm diameter split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) system. Three steel fiber contents (0.5%, 1...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,602 Views
25 Pages

16 July 2019

Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) has become increasingly popular in repairing existing steel-reinforced concrete (RC) members or constructing new structures. Although the quasi-static axial compression performance of FRP-confined concrete (FCC) has bee...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
437 Views
23 Pages

3 December 2025

Building structures are inherently susceptible to damage from extreme dynamic loads, while conventional concrete exhibits inadequate tensile resistance. While hybrid fibers systems can surpass the limitations of single-fiber reinforcement through the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,800 Views
20 Pages

Dynamic Compressive Mechanical Properties of UR50 Ultra-Early-Strength Cement-Based Concrete Material under High Strain Rate on SHPB Test

  • Wei Wang,
  • Zhonghao Zhang,
  • Qing Huo,
  • Xiaodong Song,
  • Jianchao Yang,
  • Xiaofeng Wang,
  • Jianhui Wang and
  • Xing Wang

5 September 2022

UR50 ultra-early-strength cement-based self-compacting high-strength material is a special cement-based material. Compared with traditional high-strength concrete, its ultra-high strength, ultra-high toughness, ultra-impact resistance, and ultra-high...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
2,973 Views
14 Pages

19 October 2021

Studying the dynamic performance of rocks affected by high temperatures is a crucial theoretical foundation of mining engineering design and the construction of deep metallic mineral resources. More importantly, such studies can provide technical sup...

  • Review
  • Open Access
34 Citations
8,576 Views
21 Pages

21 October 2023

Since the split-Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) test technology was proposed, it has played an important role in the study of dynamic mechanical properties of materials under the impact of dynamic load. It is a major test technology for the study of dy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,068 Views
18 Pages

16 September 2025

This study examines the influence of friction at the specimen–bar interface on the macroscopic response of materials during dynamic compression tests using the split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) under high-deformation-rate conditions. A mesosc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,037 Views
15 Pages

27 November 2023

The split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) is a machine used for obtaining dynamic material properties at high strain rates of 102–104 s−1. In the SHPB test, the material properties obtained vary depending on the shape of the specimen. In ot...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,641 Views
18 Pages

28 November 2022

The validity of calculating the dynamic tensile strength of rock materials based on dynamic Brazilian tests is problematic. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the effects of three typical loading methods on the damage mechanism of rock specim...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
4,453 Views
18 Pages

10 May 2020

This paper presents an analytical prediction coupled with numerical simulations of a split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) that could be used during further experiments to measure the dynamic compression strength of concrete. The current study combines...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,045 Views
14 Pages

Dynamic Behaviors and Microstructure Evolution of Iron–Nickel Based Ultra-High Strength Steel by SHPB Testing

  • Hongge Fu,
  • Xibin Wang,
  • Lijing Xie,
  • Xin Hu,
  • Usama Umer,
  • Ateekh Ur Rehman,
  • Mustufa Haider Abidi and
  • Adham E. Ragab

31 December 2019

Iron–nickel based ultra-high strength steel (wt. 18~20% Ni) is characterized by its high strength and low thermal conductivity, and is normally used to make key components by forming and machining processes. The optimization of these processes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,963 Views
13 Pages

4 January 2021

The Split-Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB), which is used for acquiring material properties at high strain rates (102–104 s−1), requires proper specimen size selection. Under the same applied pressure, an increased S-S curve is obtained as t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,956 Views
17 Pages

Pulse Design of Constant Strain Rate Loading in SHPB Based on Pulse Shaping Technique

  • Shengpeng Chen,
  • Runqiang Chi,
  • Wuxiong Cao,
  • Baojun Pang,
  • Zhenlong Chao,
  • Longtao Jiang,
  • Tian Luo and
  • Runwei Zhang

14 June 2024

The Split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) is widely used for characterizing the mechanical behavior of materials at high strain rates. One of the most challenging factors is achieving constant strain rate (CSR) loading of the specimen at a certain stra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
2,893 Views
19 Pages

Dynamic Mechanical Behaviors and Failure Mechanism of Lignite under SHPB Compression Test

  • Yanqi Song,
  • Hongfa Ma,
  • Jiangkun Yang,
  • Junjie Zheng,
  • Juntao Yang and
  • Wei Bao

24 August 2022

There is an obvious impact effect of on-site blasting on the slope coal mass of open-pit mines, so it is of great significance to study the dynamic mechanical response characteristics of coal rock for slope stability control. In this paper, first, th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
719 Views
17 Pages

Dynamic Response of WMoZrNiFe Energetic Structural Material Based on SHPB

  • Guiyan Pei,
  • Zhe Peng,
  • Xiaolu Bi,
  • Qingjie Jiao,
  • Rui Liu and
  • Jianxin Nie

2 May 2025

Energetic structural materials (ESMs) are widely studied due to their high energy density, which enhances their potential in various industrial and engineering applications, such as in energy absorption systems, safety devices, and structural compone...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
3,248 Views
16 Pages

Dynamic Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of Outburst-Prone Coal Based on Compressive SHPB Tests

  • Zhenhua Yang,
  • Chaojun Fan,
  • Tianwei Lan,
  • Sheng Li,
  • Guifeng Wang,
  • Mingkun Luo and
  • Hongwei Zhang

6 November 2019

Understanding the dynamic mechanical behaviors and microstructural properties of outburst-prone coal is significant for preventing coal and gas outbursts during underground mining. In this paper, the split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) tests were com...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,202 Views
15 Pages

20 April 2022

The Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) test device is an important tool to study the dynamic characteristics of concrete materials. Inertial effect is one of the main factors that cause inaccurate results in SHPB tests of concrete materials. To solv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,290 Views
16 Pages

Application-Oriented Digital Image Correlation for the High-Speed Deformation and Fracture Analysis of AISI 1045 and Ti6Al4V Materials

  • Lars Gerdes,
  • Sebastian Berger,
  • Jannis Saelzer,
  • Pascal Franck,
  • Ramon Helwing,
  • Andreas Zabel and
  • Frank Walther

5 October 2022

In order to achieve realistic simulations of the chip formation, high quality input data regarding the flow stress and damage behavior of the materials are required. The split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) test setup for the characterization of highl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,904 Views
25 Pages

8 April 2023

This paper presents the results of a test cycle of two types of silty sand (siSa) with different contents of fine fractions. Fine fractions are understood as soil grains with a grain diameter of less than 63 µm (as the sum of silt and clay frac...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,572 Views
10 Pages

An experimental and numerical study on three flat specimen geometries for characterization of the dynamic shear behavior of metals with the use of the compression Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) technique is presented in the paper. The aim of the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
3,688 Views
11 Pages

2 April 2020

The effect of using a pulse shaper technique, such as rounding a striker or applying a pulse shaper on the signals recorded with the split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) technique, when the striker and the input bar are in an imperfect position, was i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,956 Views
17 Pages

3 April 2024

Micro-parameter calibration is essential in constructing an accurate and reliable numerical model of particle discrete element PFC3D 6.0 software. Micro-parameter calibration is mainly accomplished according to the macro-parameters obtained from stat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,994 Views
18 Pages

14 September 2024

Open-pit coal mining offers high resource recovery, excellent safety conditions, and large-scale production. However, the process generates significant dust, leading to occupational diseases such as pneumoconiosis among miners and adversely affecting...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,007 Views
19 Pages

4 March 2023

To study the particle size distribution and energy variation law of hard coal under a load, an impact compression test of hard coal specimens under different impact loading conditions was carried out using a Φ50 mm diameter Separate Hopkinson Pre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,266 Views
15 Pages

25 September 2024

Exploring the effect of the magnesium alloy aging process on dynamic impact performance could plays an important role in the application of magnesium alloy in automotive lightweighting. In this work, the effects of single-stage, two-stage, and revers...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,455 Views
23 Pages

The In-Plane Compression Response of Thermoplastic Composites: Effects of High Strain Rate and Type of Thermoplastic Matrix

  • Svetlana Risteska,
  • Marco Peroni,
  • Sara Srebrenkoska,
  • Vineta Srebrenkoska,
  • Tatjana Glaskova-Kuzmina and
  • Andreas Hornig

Designing thermoplastic composites for particular uses requires understanding their dynamic mechanical behaviour, which affects how well they operate in practical settings. The Split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) test allows for evaluating these mate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,719 Views
15 Pages

15 November 2021

The wide use of high-performance concrete (HPC) makes it essential to study its dynamic and thermal behavior. In this study, polypropylene fiber-reinforced high-performance concrete was developed and a series of tests were carried out to obtain its m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
4,609 Views
19 Pages

17 March 2020

Structures made of Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) may be subjected to dynamic loads during their service life. Understanding the dynamic material properties of RCC and the performance of RCC structures is essential for better analysis and design of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,347 Views
17 Pages

25 January 2025

In recent years, a kind of novel cellular concrete, fabricated by spherical saturated superabsorbent polymers, was developed. Its compressive behavior under high strain rate loadings has been studied by split Hopkinson pressure bar equipment in previ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,411 Views
15 Pages

22 October 2021

In this study, a total of 30 3D re-entrant honeycomb specimens made of polyamide were fabricated with various configurations by using the additive manufacturing (AM) technique. Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) tests were conducted on the RH specim...

  • Article
  • Open Access
804 Views
19 Pages

10 October 2025

Temperature and strain rate play a crucial role in determining the mechanical properties of metals. These critical parameters are typically assessed using the split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) test. However, previous studies have seldom considered...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,105 Views
23 Pages

20 May 2021

The Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) is an apparatus for testing the dynamic stress-strain response of the cement mortar specimen with pre-set joints at different angles to explore the influence of joint attitudes of underground rock engineering o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,007 Views
19 Pages

26 July 2023

To study the dynamic mechanical properties and damage evolution mechanism of Beishan deep granite under medium and high strain rates, dynamic mechanical tests for the deep granite specimens with different strain rates were conducted using the split H...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
3,594 Views
22 Pages

14 August 2019

In order to study the fractal characteristics and energy dissipation of concrete suffered freeze-thaw cycle actions and impact loading, C35 concrete was taken as the research object in this paper, and freeze-thaw cycle tests were carried out with a f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,554 Views
20 Pages

27 April 2023

Split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) tests are usually used to determine the dynamic mechanical strength of basalt-fiber-reinforced concrete (BFRC), but this test method is time-consuming and expensive. This paper makes predictions about the dynamic m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,966 Views
19 Pages

24 January 2024

Alkali-activated concrete (AAC) features excellent mechanical properties and sustainability. The incorporation of crumb rubber (CR), recycled concrete aggregates (RCAs), and recycled steel fibers (RSFs) can further enhance environmental sustainabilit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
169 Views
29 Pages

23 February 2026

To reveal the cumulative damage mechanism of surrounding rock with initial damage under cyclic blasting loads during tunnel reconstruction and expansion, this study combines theoretical modeling, split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) tests, and three-d...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1,876 Views
7 Pages

Application of PVDF Gauges in Solid Interface

  • Zhifang Deng,
  • Ruoze Xie,
  • Fangju Zhang and
  • Gang Chen

It’s difficult to directly measure the pressure on the surface of the material in the impact process. PVDF (Polyvinylidene Fluoride) gauges may help to solve this problem. In this paper, some split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) experiments were carri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,661 Views
12 Pages

17 August 2023

Micro-cracks and material deterioration occur in concrete under high-temperature conditions. To reveal the impact resistance of concrete at a high temperature, a dynamic splitting test and dynamic compression test were carried out using a split Hopki...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,759 Views
14 Pages

22 April 2022

Young’s modulus is a key parameter of materials. The method of its calculation in the current paper is concerned with the mismatch of the mechanical impedance at the bar/specimen interface for a compression SHPB (split Hopkinson pressure bar) t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,033 Views
16 Pages

Mechanical Properties of the Combination of Surrounding Rock and Primary Support under Impacting Load

  • Zhouyuan Ye,
  • Liling Zhang,
  • Zhihua Zhou,
  • Kun Pan,
  • Xubin Liu,
  • Wenhui Liu and
  • Qiuhong Wu

1 March 2023

The SHPB experimental device was adopted to carry out the uniaxial impact tests in studying the failure characteristics of the combination of surrounding rocks and primary support for the tunnel, so as to explore the key factors affecting its dynamic...

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