Abstract: We propose a systematic experimental procedure and quantitative analyses to investigate the effect of cyclic loading, and time-recovery, or aging, on the mechanical properties and microstructure of particle-binder composites. ...

Abstract: We present a constitutive model for particle-binder composites that accounts for finite-deformation kinematics, nonlinear elastoplasticity without apparent yield, cyclic hysteresis, and progressive stress-softening before ...

Abstract: High-frequency mechanical excitation has been shown to generate heat within composite energetic materials and even induce reactions in single energetic crystals embedded within an elastic binder. To further the understanding ...