This book presents the results of experimental and theoretical studies of the destruction of solids under impact, explosion, high pressures, and strain rates. The content identifies the basic laws of the destruction of bodies under dynamic loads. The results of numerical studies were obtained using numerical methods on the Lagrangian, Euler, and ALE approaches to the description of the motion of continuous media. Numerical methods and mathematical models have been tested by comparison with experimental data and well-known analytical solutions (for instance, Rankin–Hugoniot laws). Experimental studies were performed on unique ballistic installations with the registration of fast processes (high-speed shooting). The results are used as new tests to verify the developing modeling methods. The research objects were metal multilayer plates, functionally graded materials, advanced, smart, and natural materials, etc. The book is interesting to specialists in the field of mathematical modeling and experimental methods for studying fast processes under dynamic loading.
Dr. Maxim Yu. Orlov (Ph.D.) is a senior researcher of Strength Laboratory of Research Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics at Tomsk State University. He was a scientific adviser for 7 scientific projects supported by Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Bortnik Foundation, Federal Target Program "Scientific and Scientific-Pedagogical personnel innovative Russia -2013", Grant of Research and Education Center "Physics and Chemistry of High-Energy”, and Fund of Scientific Grants of the President of the Russia. He has edited 5 Volume of Conference Proceedings in AI Publishing (USA) and IOP Publishing (GB) and Quest Editor Special Issues of Thermal Science (Serbia). He is a chairman of scientific conference “Current Issues of Continuum Mechanics and Celestial Mechanics” (2010 – present time). He is a reviewer in some international journals, including Thermal Science (ISSN 2334-7163) IJ Protective Structure (20414196), TSU Journal of Mathematics and Mechanics (ISSN 23112255), IJ of Mechanics and Design Materials (ISSN 15691713), and IJ of Applied Ocean Research (ISSN 01411187). He has attended and presented more than 25 scientific events; he has 250 citations (RCSI), and H-index is 4. He is a member of International Association on Protective Structure, Impact Engineering, and Light Weight Armour Group (LWAG).
His research field includes protective structure and impact resistance, numerical modeling and simulation, continuum mechanics and material design, laboratory and explosive field tests, and ballistics performance and impact resistance of advanced materials.
Dr. Visakh P.M. (M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D.) is a prolific editor with more than 33 books already published. Now he is working as an assistant professor in TUSUR University, Tomsk, Russia, since 2017. He did his postdoctoral research in Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, Russia (2014–2017). He obtained his Ph.D., M.Phil., and M.Sc. degrees from School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He edited 33 books from Scrivener (Wiley), Springer, Royal Society of Chemistry, and Elsevier and more than 20 books in press from Wiley, Springer, Royal Society of Chemistry, and Elsevier. He has been invited as a visiting researcher in Russia (2014 to Present), Portugal (2013, 2014), Czech Republic (2012, 2013), Italy (2009, 2012), Argentina (2010), Sweden (2010, 2011, 2012), Switzerland (2010), Spain (2011, 2012), Slovenia (2011), France (2011), Belgium (2012), and Austria (2012) for his research work. He visited 12 countries; he visited 15 universities in Europe. He published 20 publications, 4 reviews, and more than 30 book chapters. He has attended and presented more than 28 conferences, he has 1542 citations, and his h-index is 18. He acts as a guest editor for 4 international journals.
