ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — There’s a tiny hidden gem at Sandia National Laboratories that tests the strength and evaluates the impact properties of any solid natural or manmade material on the planet. From its humble beginnings as a small storage room, mechanical engineer Bo Song has built a singular Experimental Impact Mechanics Lab that packs a […]
Tag Archives: Hopkinson bar
Experimental Impact Mechanics Lab at Sandia bars none
May 25, 2021 – 5:00 am
By Luke Frank
|
Posted in Materials Science, Military / Defense, Nonproliferation, Science / Technology / Engineering
|
Also tagged Drop-Hopkinson bar, global security, impact mechanics, Kolsky bar, materials performance, materials science, materials testing, mechanical shock testing, national security, test facility
|
Comments Off on Experimental Impact Mechanics Lab at Sandia bars none
Aerospace test at Sandia goes green with alternative to explosives
August 30, 2017 – 11:05 am
Hopkinson bar technology applied to gas gun shot to test rocket part ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories has successfully demonstrated a new, more environmentally friendly method to test a rocket part to ensure its avionics can withstand the shock from stage separation during flight. The new method — called the Alternative Pyroshock Test — […]
By Sue Holmes
|
Posted in Space / Astronomy
|
Also tagged alternative pyroshock test, explosives alternative, gas gun, mechanical test facilities, stage separation
|
Comments Off on Aerospace test at Sandia goes green with alternative to explosives