The Engineering Dynamics Department investigates and studies the nonlinear
response of materials and structures. A special emphasis is placed on responses to large
deformations at high strain rates, often to failure. The staff uses an integrated approach
to problem solving, effectively combining experimental, analytical, and computational
techniques to understand and meet client needs. Research activities include fundamental
investigations, applied studies and analyses, and developmental studies. Typical
applications include: armor and antiarmor, penetration mechanics, armor
mechanics, counterproliferation, physical security,
demilitarization, safety studies, accident post-mortem analyses, containment
studies, transient loads and structural response analyses, dynamic materials characterization, and state-of-the-art analytical and computational modeling.
The Engineering Dynamics Department investigates and studies the nonlinear
response of materials and structures. A special emphasis is placed on responses to large
deformations at high strain rates, often to failure. The staff uses an integrated approach
to problem solving, effectively combining experimental, analytical, and computational
techniques to understand and meet client needs. Research activities include fundamental
investigations, applied studies and analyses, and developmental studies. Typical
applications include: armor and antiarmor, penetration mechanics, armor
mechanics, counterproliferation, physical security,
demilitarization, safety studies, accident post-mortem analyses, containment
studies, transient loads and structural response analyses, dynamic materials characterization, and state-of-the-art analytical and computational modeling. 