High Strain Rate Planetary Mechanics

Since we have 2.5 weeks until the next class meeting -- due to conferences -- we will be discussing 6 readings Friday October 20. These should probably be read in the listed order. The first is an interesting follow-on to the fracture mechanics we just finished; the rest are an introduction to stress waves and shock waves in solids, and the methods of equations of state.

I can't emphasize enough that if this is your first encounter with these kinds of papers, a lot of it might not sink in until much later. It's all about repeated exposure -- or accumulation of cyclic strains until you crack! So in marking up your readings for discussion, remember there are no "wrong questions". (Well, "what were we supposed to read for today?" would be a wrong question.)

HousenHolsapple.Icarus99.pdf
Melosh89.ch3.pdf
Melosh89.ch4.pdf especially 2nd half
Melosh 89.appx.pdf
Melosh.JAP03.pdf
Melosh.MAPS2006.pdf