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56, 3, pp. 873-886, Warsaw 2018
DOI: 10.15632/jtam-pl.56.3.873
The influence of non-axisymmetric pulse shaper position on SHPB experimental data
pulse shaper position on recorded wave signals in the split Hopkinson pressure bar experi-
ment are presented. The paper focuses attention on the problem of wave signal disturbances
caused by a bending wave resulting from non-axisymmetric pulse shaper positions and,
moreover, different shaper thickness, striker impact velocities and Wheatstone bridge confi-
gurations. The obtained results of analyses indicate that the effect of the non-axisymmetric
pulse shaper position may be neglected if deviation from the bar axis does not exceed 20%.
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