Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1: Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the first volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Experimental Mechanics, including papers on:

General Dynamic Materials Response

Novel Dynamic Testing Techniques

Dynamic Fracture and Failure

Dynamic Behavior of Geo-materials

Dynamic Behavior of Composites and Multifunctional materials

Dynamic Behavior of Low-Impedance materials

Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of Dynamic Behavior of Materials

Quantitative Visualization of Dynamic Behavior of Materials

Shock/Blast Loading of Materials

Interface and Structural Dynamics

Material Response.