Abstract
Stress wave effects in the high-rate tensile testing apparatus known as the ‘Flying Wedge’ have been investigated using both experimental and numerical approaches. The experiments were conducted on R2000 glass/epoxy composites and iron specimens at strain rates up to 103/s. Numerical simulations were carried out using the LS-DYNA hydro code. Both the numerical and the experimental results showed that the results for small and low-strength specimens were significantly affected by the stress waves that propagate through the parts of the testing machine following the impact. The time period of the resulting load oscillations was found to be similar to that calculated from one-dimensional stress wave theory for different load paths in the apparatus. Therefore, it is concluded that stress wave effects play a dominant role in the Flying Wedge for small and low-strength specimens and consequently this machine is not a suitable choice for dynamic testing of such specimens.
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