MASTERCLASS: An Introduction to Shock Physics

The dynamic behavior of solid materials subjected to blast and impact loads can differ from those subjected to static and quasi-static loading. Shock Physics is foundational to much of the analysis contained in dynamic material behavior. This tutorial is designed for scientist and engineers who would benefit from a broad overview of the general theory. This tutorial introduces the basics of how materials behave during dynamic loading and how to predict the material's response.

The tutorial will proceed by each student receive a complete set of lecture printed notes. By the end of this tutorial the student will be able to: 1. make approximations of shock strength, pressure, and stress in the materials through impedance matching techniques as a result of blast and impact, 2. understand the basic importance of strength on a material behavior, and 3. acquire equation of state data necessary to drive shock problems. Within each section there are example problems with solutions. Some of the example problems will be worked out during the tutorial to reenforce important concepts. In some example problems students will be given some data (some from open-source depositories), in order to illustrate where the basic theories might benefit advanced concepts. The tutorial culminates in a short introduction to hydrocode analysis. The KO hydrocode will be made available to students before the workshop so they may follow along with their own PC/Macs.