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Strength measurements on dry Indiana limestone using Ramp loading techniques

Reinhart, William D.; Vogler, Tracy V.; Chhabildas, L.C.

An accurate method for controlling strain rates in dynamic compressions studies involves using the non-linear elastic property of fused silica to transform an initial shock into a ramp wave of known amplitude and duration. Fused silica when placed between a dry Indiana limestone specimen and a projectile produces strain rates in the range of 104/s. Ramp-loading strain rates are higher than what can be produced on Hopkinson bars and lower than what shock experiments attain. The strength determined at the elastic limit under ramp loading compared to Hopkinson bar measurements shows a significant strength increase with increasing strain rate. © 2007 American Institute of Physics.