Mm. Almousawi et al., THE USE OF THE SPLIT HOPKINSON PRESSURE BAR TECHNIQUES IN HIGH-STRAINRATE MATERIALS TESTING, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part C, Journal of mechanical engineering science, 211(4), 1997, pp. 273-292
The use of the split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) techniques for mate
rials testing under a high rate of loading is described, including var
ious modifications of the original compression testing set-up for tens
ion testing, torsion testing and dynamic fracture testing. Details of
measurement techniques and instrumentation are included together with
the calibration of the air gun and strain wave measuring system. The S
HPB techniques provide a relatively cheap and simple method for high s
train rate materials testing with an acceptable level of accuracy when
sufficient care is taken for the proper lubrication of the interfaces
and the correct length-radius ratio of the specimen is chosen. The li
mitations of the method are discussed and possible improvements using
FFT (fast Fourier transform) techniques to take into account dispersio
n effects are considered.