Book recommendation? Impact dynamics

[jmblur]

Looking for a good textbook on impact mechanics - ideally covering both ductile and brittle metals as well as polymer impact failure theories. Bonus points if it covers a bit of impact failure with composite materials (carbon composite, fiberglass, etc.) as well!

Anybody have any good recommendations?

Cheers,
JB

 

[ShaggyPE]

Here is a previous thread of a similar topic. Hopefully someone else can give more input.

thread404-218312

-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Certified SolidWorks Professional
Certified COSMOSWorks Designer Specialist
Certified SolidWorks Advanced Sheet Metal Specialist

 

[jmblur]

Should mention - I'm not dealing with extremely high velocity ballistics or anything - I'm dealing with lower velocity impacts that, while slower, are certainly past the quasi-static range.

For example, baseball/bat impact, a hockey slapshot, a golf drive, a helmet-to-helmet football impact, etc. More human-scale speeds.

 

[ShaggyPE]

Check out my recommendation of the Juvinall book in the other thread. I also posted a couple of links that have similar formulae.

-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Certified SolidWorks Professional
Certified COSMOSWorks Designer Specialist
Certified SolidWorks Advanced Sheet Metal Specialist

 

[ShaggyPE]

Here is another one. Looks like most of it can be previewed on google books:

http://books.google.com/books?id=r5SqHWnmeHkC

Mechanical Impact Dynamics: Rigid Body Collisions
By Raymond M. Brach
Edition: illustrated, revised
Published by Brach Engineering, LLC, 2007
ISBN 0979433304, 9780979433306
260 pages

-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Certified SolidWorks Professional
Certified COSMOSWorks Designer Specialist
Certified SolidWorks Advanced Sheet Metal Specialist

 

[plasgears]

Impact Dynamics, Jonas Zukas, et al, Wiley, cr 1982. Used in armored car work. Later chapters on computer simulation.