This second edition of Impact Mechanics offers new analytical methods with examples for the dynamics of low-speed impact.

Indispensable treatise on the mechanics of extreme dynamic events, including impact, shocks, penetration and high-rate material response.

Many physical systems require the description of mechanical interaction across interfaces if they are to be successfully analyzed. Examples in the engineered wo

Summarizing the latest advances in experimental impact mechanics, this book provides cutting-edge techniques and methods for designing, executing, analyzing, an

This book is intended to help the reader understand impact phenomena as a focused application of diverse topics such as rigid body dynamics, structural dynamics