Equipment
The shock tube is a unique device that allows for high speed pressure loading of materials.
- Simulating Bomb Blast
- 21″x24″x24″ Containment Chamber
- Full Visualization Containment Chamber
- Bi-axial loading
- Pressure as high as 2500 psi
- ~ Mach 4 speed
A high speed gas gun is available for impacting projectiles at high rates of loading.
- Interchangable Barrels
- 6000 Psi Firing Pressure
- Full Visualization Containment Chamber
High speed uni-axial testing in both compression and tension.
- Tension and Compression
- 3/4″ Bars
- 100-10,000 Strain Per Second
- High Speed Video for Strain Localization
Multiple Drop Towers available for Low Velocity Impact
- Tension and Compression
- Variable Drop Weight
- High Speed Video Out-of-Plane Deformation
A set of high speed cameras is available to monitor specimens during high speed events.
- Photron SA-X2
- Integrated with DIC
- Full Field Displacement Measurement
- Full Field Strain Measurement
- Low Speed – Quad Camera Setup
- High Speed