Purpose
The Laboratory for Dynamic Response of Advanced Materials (LDRAM) performs cutting-edge research in solid mechanics, materials science, and biomedical engineering. We employ advanced experimental, analytical, and computational tools to build constitutive models for complex loading conditions, especially for high-strain rates. We study a wide range of materials, including advanced structural ceramics, refractory metals, high-strength glasses, composites, bulk metallic glasses, metallic/polymeric foams, gels, and biomaterials. Our capabilities include:
- Spark plasma sintering
- Dynamic compression
- Ballistic impact
- Dynamic microindentations
- Quasi-static microindentation
- Quasi-static compression and torsion
- Ultrasonic testing
- Raman spectroscopy
- X-ray diffraction
- Scanning electron microscopy
- Transmission electron microscopy
- Optical microscopy
- Quantum mechanics
- Molecular dynamics
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