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Published May 15, 1997 | public
Journal Article

Impact-induced phase transitions in thermoelastic solids

Abstract

A continuum model of the macroscopic behaviour of solids capable of undergoing displacive phase transitions is applied to determine the response of such materials to mechanical loading by impact. The solid is modelled using one-dimensional finite thermoelasticity, and the model incorporates both a kinetic relation and a nucleation criterion controlling the evolution and initiation of the phase transition, respectively.

Additional Information

© 1997 The Royal Society. Received 31 May 1995; revised 4 October 1995; accepted 22 January 1996. The support of this work provided by the US Office of Naval Research (R.A. and J.K.K.) and by the US Army Research Office (J.K.K.) is gratefully acknowledged. We also acknowledge with thanks a number of helpful comments from the referees.

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