Abstract: The purpose of this work is to develop and verify a method for quantitatively analyzing data collected from Kolsky bar experiments and to confirm its validity by comparing it to a finite element (FE) model. This study also ...

Abstract: Typical Kolsky bars are 10–20 mm in diameter with lengths of each main bar being on the scale of meters. To push 104+ strain rates, smaller systems are needed. As the diameter and mass decrease, the precision of the alignment ...