Table of Contents

Introduction to Impact Phenomena (T. Nicholas & R. Recht); Material Failure at High Strain Rates (R. Woodward); Material Characterization at High Strain Rates (T. Nicholas & A. Rajendran); Introduction to Penetration Mechanics (J. Zukas); Long-Rod Penetration Mechanics (V. Hohler & A. Stilp); Analytical Models for Kinetic Energy Penetration (J. Zukas & W. Walters); High Velocity Impact Dynamics: Analytical Modeling and Plate Penetration Dynamics (R. Recht); Experimental Methods for Terminal Ballistics and Impact Physics (A. Stilp & V. Hohler); Survey of Computer Codes for Impact Simulation (J. Zukas); Introduction to Energetic Materials (C. Mader); Fundamentals of Shaped Charges (W. Walters); Experimental Methods for Explosive-Metal Interaction Studies (R. Jameson); Numerical Modeling of Impact Involving Energetic Materials (C. Mader); Index.