SPLIT HOPKINSON PRESSURE BAR APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF

摘要

A split Hopkinson pressure bar apparatus comprising a propeller unit consisting of a piston cylinder arrangement to propel a striker a guide barrel fixed to an end of the propeller unit, wherein said guide barrel accommodates the striker a incident bar, wherein one end of the incident bar is placed proximal to the guide barrel and the other end of the incident bar is fixed to a specimen gripper a transmitting bar, wherein one end of the transmitting bar is fixed to a specimen gripper and the other end of the transmitting bar is free to move upto a predetermined distance parallel to the axis of the apparatus at least one fork having plurality of extended arms is connected to each of the specimen grippers to secure the test specimen at either ends. FIG. 3