The Kolsky-Hopkinson Bar Machine

Ramzi Othman received M.S. from Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie in 1998. In 1999, he completed a M.S. in Structural Engineering from Ecole Centrale Paris. In 2002, he got his Ph.D. from Ecole Polytechnique (France). In 2005 he became an Associate Professor at Ecole Centrale Nantes (France). Since 2012, he has been on leave from Ecole Centrale de Nantes and working as Associate Professor in King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. His major research interests are characterization and modelling of the dynamic behavior of materials. He is author and co-author of more than 90 publications in refereed journals, conference proceedings and presentations.

Introduction.- Part I Conventional Kolsky-Hopkinson bar machine.- Part II Specific Processing of the Kolsky-Hopkinson bar machine.- Extensions of the strain rate range and strain rate control.- Specific loadings of the Kolsky-Hopkinson bar machine.- Use of the Kolsky-Hopkinson bar machine to test specific materials and structures.