Effect of a destruction wave on the structure of a compression pulse in brittle materials

The problem on propagation of an elastic compression wave in a disintegrati ng brittle material is solved analytically. It is believed that a destructi on wave propagating with a subsonic velocity behind a shock wave is initiat ed at the impacted surface. Disintegration of the material is modelled as r elaxation of sheer stresses behind the destruction-wave front. The kinetic parameters of destruction are correlated with the compression-pulse structu re.