Publications

Journal Articles & Conference Proceedings

2025

Dillard, T., Kelkar, P., Chari, N., Erk, K. A., Kappes, M., & Guo, Z. (2025). Mechanical response of avian skeletal muscle under quasi-static and dynamic uniaxial compression. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 107103.

Martinez-Guo, Z. (2025). Using Voronoi Tessellation Diagrams to Visualize the Mechanical Response of Interacting Axisymmetric Simultaneous Propagating Waves. Symmetry (20738994), 17(4).

2024

Gao, J., Guo, Y., Li, Y., & Chen, W. (2024). The split-Hopkinson (Kolsky) bar technique. In Dynamic Behavior of Materials (pp. 183-217). Elsevier.

Guo, Z., Guillen, D. P., Grimm, J. R., Renteria, C., Marsico, C., Nikitin, V., & Arola, D. (2024). High throughput automated characterization of enamel microstructure using synchrotron tomography and optical flow imaging. Acta Biomaterialia, 181, 263-271.

Stirrup, K. A. M., Gilpin, C. J., & Chen, W. W. (2024). Focused Ion Beam Milling as a Method for Machining Explosive Crystals. Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 49(12), e202400083.

2023

Ellyson, B., Saville, A., Fezzaa, K., Sun, T., Parab, N., Finfrock, C., ... & Clarke, A. J. (2023). High strain rate deformation of aged TRIP Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al (wt.%) examined by in-situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction. Acta Materialia, 245, 118621.

Guo, Z. (2023). Dimensionless parameters for ballistic performance evaluation of ceramic-faced bicomponent targets against sharp-nosed projectiles. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 173, 104470.

Jain, R., Kedir, N., Hassan, H., Chen, W. W., & Tallman, T. N. (2023). Self-sensing of pulsed laser ablation in carbon nanofiber-based smart composites. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 34(8), 879-890.

Martinez-Guo, Z., Guillen, D. P., Grimm, J. R., Renteria, C., Marsico, C., Nikitin, V., & Arola, D. D. High Throughput Automated Characterization of Enamel Microstructure Using Synchrotron Tomography and Optical Flow Imaging. Available at SSRN 4599937.

Roginski, A. R., Kirk, C. D., & Chen, W. W. (2023, June). A Data Processing Approach for Kolsky Bar Experiments on Metallic Samples. In Society for Experimental Mechanics Annual Conference and Exposition (pp. 1-5). Springer Nature Switzerland.

Yang, G., Xie, D., Nie, Y., Zhai, X., Kedir, N., Chen, W., ... & Lin, D. (2023). In-Situ X-Ray Imaging High Strain Rate Compression of Laminate Al-Graphene Composite and Mechanical Property Characterization. JOM, 75(8), 3105-3110.

2022

Blum‐Sorensen, C. J., Duarte, C. A., Drake, J. D., Kerschen, N. E., Fezzaa, K., Koslowski, M., ... & Son, S. F. (2022). Phase Contrast X‐Ray Imaging of the Collapse of an Engineered Void in Single‐Crystal HMX. Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 47(10), e202100297.

Finfrock, C. B., Ellyson, B., Becker, C. G., Copley, J., Fezzaa, K., Parab, N., ... & Clarke, K. (2022). Resolving the martensitic transformation in Q&P steels in-situ at dynamic strain rates using synchrotron X-ray diffraction. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 53(10), 3528-3535.

Gao, J., Fezzaa, K., & Chen, W. (2022). Multiscale dynamic experiments on fiber-reinforced composites with damage assessment using high-speed synchrotron X-ray phase-contrast imaging. NDT & E International, 129, 102636.

GAO, J., KIM, G., & CHEN, W. (2022). Dynamic Behavior of Fiber-Reinforced Composites Under Triaxial Compression. In PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR COMPOSITES-THIRTY-SEVENTH TECHNICAL CONFERENCE.

Gao, J., Kedir, N., & Chen, W. (2022). Characterization of failure of single carbon nanotube fibers under extreme transverse loading. Materials & Design, 215, 110482.

Gao, J., Kedir, N., Hernandez, J. A., Gao, J., Horn, T., Kim, G., ... & Chen, W. (2022). Dynamic fracture of glass fiber-reinforced ductile polymer matrix composites and loading rate effect. Composites Part B: Engineering, 235, 109754.

Gao, J., Kedir, N., Hernandez, J. A., Zhou, F., Tsai, J. T., Tallman, T. N., ... & Chen, W. (2022). Dynamic failure of composite strips under reverse ballistic impact. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 234, 107700.

Gao, J., Kedir, N., Lim, B. H., Nie, Y., Zhai, X., & Chen, W. (2022). Transverse Loading on Single High-Performance Fibers by Round-Head Indenters and the Fibers’ Failure Visualization. Fibers, 10(6), 48.

Guo, Z. (2022). CATEGORIZING BALLISTIC PERFORATION MECHANISMS OF DUCTILE METALLIC PLATES USING DIMENSIONLESS PARAMETERS. In 32nd International Symposium on Ballistics, BALLISTICS 2022 (pp. 1401-1405). DEStech Publications.

Guo, Z. (2022). Rate-dependent dynamic cylindrical cavity expansion equations for conical-and ogival-nosed projectiles. Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials, 8(4), 437-442.

Paulson, S., Kirk, C., Gao, J., & Chen, W. (2022). The Form and Function of the Kolsky Bar for Dynamic Three-Point Bending. In Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1: Proceedings of the 2021 Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics (pp. 79-82). Springer International Publishing.

Sannamani, M., Gao, J., Chen, W. W., & Tallman, T. N. (2022). Damage detection in non-planar carbon fiber-reinforced polymer laminates via electrical impedance tomography with surface-mounted electrodes and directional sensitivity matrices. Composites Science and Technology, 224, 109429.

Zhang, X., Gao, J., O’Brien, D. J., Chen, W., & Ghosh, S. (2022). Parametrically-upscaled continuum damage mechanics (PUCDM) model for multiscale damage evolution in bending experiments of glass-epoxy composites. Composites Part B: Engineering, 228, 109409.

2021

Gao, J., Guo, Z., Hernandez, J. A., Zhou, F., Nie, Y., Gao, J., ... & Chen, W. (2021). Transverse impact by RCCs on S-glass and Kevlar® FRC strips. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 146, 106425.

Gao, J., Kedir, N., Kirk, C. D., Hernandez, J. A., Wang, J., Paulson, S., ... & Chen, W. (2021). High-speed synchrotron X-ray phase-contrast imaging for evaluating microscale damage mechanisms and tracking cracking behaviors inside cross-ply GFRCs. Composites Science and Technology, 210, 108814.

Gao, J., Kedir, N., Kirk, C. D., Hernandez, J., Wang, J., Paulson, S., ... & Chen, W. (2021). Real-time damage characterization for GFRCs using high-speed synchrotron X-ray phase contrast imaging. Composites Part B: Engineering, 207, 108565.

Gao, J., Kedir, N., Kirk, C., Hernandez, J., Zhai, X., Wang, J., ... & Chen, W. (2021). Real-Time Visualization of Damage Progression Inside GFRCs via High-Speed X-Ray PCI Technique. In Fracture, Fatigue, Failure and Damage Evolution, Volume 3: Proceedings of the 2020 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics (pp. 69-72). Springer International Publishing.

Gao, J., Kirk, C. D., Kedir, N., Paulson, S., Hernandez, J., Gao, J., ... & Chen, W. (2021). A method for characterization of multiple dynamic constitutive parameters of FRCs. Composites Science and Technology, 203, 108607.

Guo, Z., & Chen, W. (2021). Dimensionless parameters for the perforation of ductile plates by armor-piercing rounds. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 156, 103952.

Guo, Z., & Chen, W. (2021). First-order approximations of dynamic material strengths for the ballistic perforation of aluminum target plates. Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials, 7(4), 566-574.

Jain, R., Hassan, H., Chen, W., Tallman, T. N., & Kedir, N. (2021, September). Electrical Self-Sensing of Pulsed Laser Ablation in Nanofiller-Modified Composites. In Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems (Vol. 85499, p. V001T08A005). American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Kedir, N., Hernandez, J. A., Lim, B. H., Gao, J., Zhai, X., Nie, Y., ... & Chen, W. W. (2021). Effect of laser irradiation time on the surface characteristics of a carbon fiber composite. Journal of Laser Applications, 33(4).

Kedir, N., Garcia, E., Kirk, C., Gao, J., Guo, Z., Zhai, X., ... & Chen, W. W. (2021). Impact damage of narrow silicon carbide (SiC) ceramics with and without environmental barrier coatings (EBCs) by various foreign object debris (FOD) simulants. Surface and Coatings Technology, 407, 126779.

Kedir, N. (2021). In situ characterization of damage kinetics during foreign object debris (FOD) impact of silicon carbide (Doctoral dissertation, Purdue University).

Nguyen, T. D., Deng, J., Robert, B., Chen, W., & Siegmund, T. (2021). Deformation behavior of single prismatic battery cell cases and cell assemblies loaded by internal pressure. Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, 18(4), 040901.

Paulson, S., Davis, C., & Chen, W. (2021). Development of a Kolsky Bar Shaft-Loaded Blister Test to Evaluate Dynamic Behavior of Adhesives. In Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1: Proceedings of the 2020 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics (pp. 11-14). Springer International Publishing.

2020

Hernandez, J. A., Kedir, N., Lim, B. H., Chen, W., & Tallman, T. N. (2020). An experimental study on the piezoresistive and mechanical behavior of carbon nanocomposites subject to high-rate elastic loading. Composites Science and Technology, 198, 108285.

Hossain, M., Paulson, S. C., Liao, H., Chen, W. W., & Bouman, C. A. (2020, November). Ultra-sparse view reconstruction for flash X-ray imaging using consensus equilibrium. In 2020 54th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers (pp. 631-635). IEEE.

GAO, J., KEDIR, N., KIRK, C. D., HERNANDEZ, J. A., WANG, J., ZHAI, X., ... & CHEN, W. (2020). In-situ Observation of Dynamic Damage Evolution Inside GFRCs Through High-Speed X-ray PCI. In Proceedings of the American Society for Composites â€” Thirty-fifth Technical Conference.

Gao, J., Lim, B. H., Zhai, X., Nie, Y., Kedir, N., & Chen, W. (2020). Failure behaviors of single high-performance fibers under transverse dynamic cut. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 144, 103660.

Gao, J., Nie, Y., Lim, B. H., Zhai, X., Kedir, N., & Chen, W. (2020). In-situ observation of cutting-induced failure processes of single high-performance fibers inside a SEM. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 131, 105767.

Guo, Z., & Chen, W. (2020). A merit parameter to determine the stacking order of heterogeneous diphasic soft armor systems. Composite Structures, 241, 112086.

Guo, Z., & Chen, W. (2020). Using mechanoluminescence as a low-cost, non-destructive diagnostic method for transient polymer impact processes. Measurement, 151, 107173.

Guo, Z. (2020). Design optimization of multi-ply soft armor targets based on failure modes under projectile normal impact (Doctoral dissertation, Purdue University).

Guo, Z., Martinez-Morales, S., & Chen, W. (2020). Projectile strength effects on the ballistic impact response of soft armor targets. Textile Research Journal, 90(3-4), 282-293.

Kedir, N., Paulson, S., Kirk, C., Sun, T., Fezzaa, K., & Chen, W. (2020). Assessment of Dynamic Fracture in Ultra-High Performance Concrete Using Synchrotron X-ray Source. In Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1: Proceedings of the 2019 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics (pp. 181-183). Springer International Publishing.

Kerschen, N. E., Drake, J. D., Sorensen, C. J., Guo, Z., Mares, J. O., Fezzaa, K., ... & Chen, W. W. (2020). X‐ray Phase Contrast Imaging of the Impact of Multiple HMX Particles in a Polymeric Matrix. Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, 45(4), 607-614.

Paulson, S., Kedir, N., Sun, T., Fezzaa, K., & Chen, W. (2020). Observation of Dynamic Adhesive Behavior Using High-Speed Phase Contrast Imaging. In Dynamic Behavior of Materials, Volume 1: Proceedings of the 2019 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics (pp. 197-199). Springer International Publishing.

Zhai, X., Nauman, E. A., Moryl, D., Lycke, R., & Chen, W. W. (2020). The effects of loading-direction and strain-rate on the mechanical behaviors of human frontal skull bone. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials, 103, 103597.

Zhai, X., Nie, Y., Gao, J., Kedir, N., Claus, B., Sun, T., ... & Chen, W. W. (2020). The effect of loading direction on the fracture behaviors of cortical bone at a dynamic loading rate. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 142, 104015.

2019

Kedir, N., Kirk, C. D., Guo, Z., Kerschen, N. E., Sun, T., Fezzaa, K., & Chen, W. (2019). Real-time Visualization of Impact Damage in Monolithic Silicon Carbide and Fibrous Silicon Carbide Ceramic Composite. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 129, 168-179.

Zhai, X., Guo, Z., Gao, J., Kedir, N., Nie, Y., Claus, B., ... & Chen, W. W. (2019). High-speed X-ray Visualization of Dynamic Crack Initiation and Propagation in Bone. Acta Biomaterialia, 90, 278-286.

Zhai, X., Gao, J., Liao, H., Kirk, C. D., Balogun, Y. A., & Chen, W. W. (2019). Mechanical Behaviors of Auxetic Polyurethane Foam at Quasi-static, Intermediate and High strain rates. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 129, 112-118.

Guo, Z., Chen, W., & Zheng, J. (2019). A semi-empirical design parameter for determining the inelastic strike-face mass fraction of soft armor targets. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 125, 83-92.

Guo, Z., Chen, W., & Zheng, J. (2019). Improved quasi-static twin-fiber transverse compression of several high-performance fibers. Textile Research Journal, 89(9), 1595-1613.

Zhai, X., Nauman, E. A., Nie, Y., Liao, H., Lycke, R. J., & Chen, W. W. (2019). Mechanical Response of Human Muscle at Intermediate Strain Rates. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 141(4), 044506.

Guo, Z., Chen, W., & Zheng, J. (2019). Effect of replacement strike-face material on the ballistic performance of multi-ply soft armor targets. Textile Research Journal, 89(5), 711-725.

Lim, B. H., Chu, J. M., Gao, J., Claus, B., Nie, Y., & Chen, W. (2019). The Effect of Projectile Nose Shape on the Critical Velocity of High-Performance Yarn. Fibers, 7(4), 29.

Forrestal, M. J., Lim, B., & Chen, W. (2019). A Scaling Law for APM2 Bullets and Aluminum Armor Plates. Experimental Mechanics, 59(1), 121-123.

Gao, J., Nie, Y., Lim, B. H., Kedir, N., & Chen, W. (2019). A Microscopic Experimental Method Transversely Loading on Single High-Performance Fibers. Experimental Mechanics, 1-11.

2018

Wang, R., Gao, S., Yang, Z., Li, Y., Chen, W., Wu, B., & Wu, W. (2018). Engineered and Laser‐Processed Chitosan Biopolymers for Sustainable and Biodegradable Triboelectric Power Generation. Advanced Materials, 30(11), 1706267.

Nie, Y., Parab, N. D., Chu, J. M., Kim, G., Sun, T., Fezzaa, K., ... & Chen, W. W. (2018). Dynamic crack propagation from a circular defect in a unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced plastic composite. Journal of Composite Materials, 52(25), 3539-3547.

Nie, Y., Liao, H., & Chen, W. W. (2018). Cyclic tensile response of a pre-tensioned polyurethane. Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, 22(2), 207-219.

Guo, Z., Chen, W., & Zheng, J. (2018). Localized impact stress concentrations in soft armors due to microscale projectile edge geometries. Textile Research Journal, 0040517518809054.

Lim, B., Chu, J. M., Claus, B., Nie, Y., & Chen, W. (2018). Critical Velocity of High-Performance Yarn Transversely Impacted by Razor Blade. Fibers, 6(4), 95.

Lim, B., Chu, J. M., & Chen, W. (2018). Mechanical Behavior of High-Performance Yarns Transversely Loaded by Different Indenters. Fibers, 6(4), 69.

2017

Parab, N. D., Guo, Z., Hudspeth, M., Claus, B., Lim, B. H., Sun, T., ... & Chen, W. W., 2017, "In situ observation of fracture processes in high-strength concretes and limestone using high-speed X-ray phase-contrast imaging," Philosophical Transactions A, 375(2085), 20160178.

Lim, B.H., Liao, H., Forrestal, M. and Chen, W., 2017, “Effects of Constant Engineering and True Strain Rates on the Mechanical Behavior of 304 Stainless Steel,” Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials, 3 (1): 76-82.

Parab, N.D., Guo, Z., Hudspeth, M.C., Claus, B., Fezzaa, K., Sun, T. and Chen, W., 2017, “Fracture Mechanisms of Glass Particles under Dynamic Compression,” International Journal of Impact Engineering, 106: 146–154.

Chen, W., Hudspeth, M., Guo, Z., Lim, B.H. and Zheng, J.Q., 2017, “Multi-scale Experiments on Soft Body Armors under Normal Impact,” International Journal of Impact Engineering, 108: 63-72.

Tsutsui, W., Parab, N., Liao, H., Nguyen, T., Siegmund, T., Chen, W. and Balakrishnan, K., 2017, “State-of-Charge and Strain-Rate Dependent Mechanical Behavior of Electrochemical Cells,” Experimental Mechanics, 58(4):627-632.

Claus, B., Chu, J.M., Beason, M., Martin, B. and Chen, W., 2017, “Dynamic Experiments using Simultaneous Compression and Shear Loading” Experimental Mechanics, 57(9): 1359-1369.

Forrestal, M.J., Lim, B.H. and Chen, W., 2017, “A Viscoplastic Constitutive Equation from Kolsky Bar Data for 4340 Rc 45 Steel,” Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials, 3(4): 534-537.

Chen, W., Guo, Z., Hudspeth, M., Parab, N., Sun, T., and Fezzaa, K., 2017, “High Speed X-ray PCI and XRD during Dynamic fracture,” Procedia Enginering, 197: 278-284.

Chu, J.-M., Claus, B. and Chen, W., 2017, “Mechanical Properties of Transgenic Silkworm Silk under High Strain Rate Tensile Loading,” Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials, 3(4):538-547.

Chu, J.-M., Claus, B., Parab, N., O’Brien, D., Sun, T., Fezzaa, K. and Chen, W., 2017, “Visualization of Dynamic Fiber/Matrix Interfacial Shear Debonding,” Journal of Materials Science, 53(8): 5845-5859.

Hudspeth, M., Chu, J. M., Jewell, E., Lim, B., Ytuarte, E., Tsutsui, W., ... & Chen, W., 2017, "Effect of projectile nose geometry on the critical velocity and failure of yarn subjected to transverse impact," Textile Research Journal, 87(8): 953-972.

Guo, Z., Zheng, J., & Chen, W., 2017, "Reverse ballistics penetration of Kevlar® fabric with different indenters at different loading rates," Textile Research Journal, 87(10): 1165-1176.

Parab, N. D., Guo, Z., Hudspeth, M. C., Claus, B. J., Fezzaa, K., Sun, T., & Chen, W. W., 2017, "Dynamic fracture behavior of single and contacting Poly (methyl methacrylate) particles," Advanced Powder Technology, 28(11): 2929-2939.

Nie, Y., Liao, H., & Chen, W. W., 2017, "Cyclic tensile response of a pre-tensioned polyurethane," Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, 1-13.

Hudspeth, M., Jewell, E., Horner, S., Zheng, J., & Chen, W, 2017, "Exploration of Wave Development during Yarn Transverse Impact," Fibers, 5(2): 17.

2016

Guo, Z., Nie, X., Casem, D., Sun, J., and Chen, W., 2016, “Transverse Compression of Two High-Performance Ballistic Fibers,” Texile Research Journal, 86(5): 502-511.

Chen, W., 2016, “Experimental Methods for Characterizing Dynamic Response of Soft Materials,” Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials, 2(1): 2-14.

Hudspeth, M. Chu, J.-M., Jewell, E., Lim, B., Ytuarte, E., Horner, S., Zheng J., and Chen W. 2016, “Effect of Projectile Nose Geometry on the Critical Velocity and Failure of Yarn Subjected to Transverse Impact,” Textile Research Journal, published on-line on July 15, 2016 (DOI: 10.1177/0040517516646040).

Tsutsui, W., Liao, H., Parab, N., Kukreja, J., Balakrishnan, K., Nguyen, T., Thomas Siegmund, T. and Wayne Chen, 2016, “Mechanical Behavior of a Damage Tolerant Multifunctional Battery System,” MRS Advances: Energy and Sustainability, 1(6): 381-388.

Hokka, M., Black, J., Tkalich, D., Fourmeau, M., Kane, A. Nguyen, H.H., Li C.C., Chen, W.W., and Kuokkala, V.-T., 2016, “Effects of Strain Rate and Confining Pressure on the Compressive Behavior of Kuru Granite,” International Journal of Impact Engineering, 91: 183-193.

Chojnacki, J. and Chen, W., 2016, “Mechanical Response of Borosilicate and Soda-Lime Glass under Dynamic Triaxial Compression,” Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials, 2: 251-258.

Guo, Z. Zheng, J., and Chen, W., 2016, “Reverse Ballistics Penetration of Kevlar Fabric with Different Indenters at Different Loading Rates,” Texile Research Journal, published on-line May 16, 2016 (DOI: 10.1177/0040517516648513).

Kukreja, J., Nguyen, T., Siegmund, T., Chen, W., Tsutsui, W., Balakrishnan, K., Liao, H. and Parab, N., 2016, “Crash Analysis of a Conceptual Electric Vehicle with a Damage Tolerant Battery Pack,” Extreme Material Letters, 9(3): 371-378.

Nguyen, T., Siegmund, T., Tsutsui, W., Liao, H. and Chen, W., 2016, “Bi-objective Optimal Design of a Damage-Tolerant Multifunctional Battery System,” Materials and Design, 105: 51-65.

Sun, J., Hudspeth, M. and Chen, W., 2016, “Biaxial Shear/Tension Failure Behavior of Spectra Single Fibers,” Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 88: 286-294.

Parab, N.D., Guo, Z., Hudspeth, M.C., Claus, B., Lim, B.H., Sun, T. Xiao, X.H., Fezzaa, K., and Chen, W., 2016, “In-situ Observation of Fracture Processes in High Strength Concretes and Limestone Using High Speed X-ray Phase Contract Imaging,” Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A, published December 12, 2016 (DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2016.0178).

Parab, N.D., Roberts, Z., Harr, M., Mares, J., Casey, A., Gunduz, I., Hudspeth, M., Claus, B., Sun, T., Fezzaa, K., Son, S. and Chen W., 2016, “High Speed X-ray Phase Contrast Imaging of Energetic Composites under Dynamic Compression,” Applied Physics Letters, 109: 131903.

Levine, S., Nie, Y. and Chen, W., 2016, “Dynamic Transverse Debonding of a Single Fiber,” Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials, 2 (4): 521-531.

2015

Guo, Z., Hong, J., Zheng, J., and Chen, W., 2015, “Out-of-Plane Effects on Dynamic Yarn Pull-out of p-phenylene Terephthalamide Yarns,” Texile Research Journal, volume 85 issue 2, pp. 140-149.

Hudspeth, M. Sun, T., Parab, N., Guo, Z., Fezzaa, K., Luo, S. and Chen W. 2015, “Investigation of Material Deformation Mechanisms During High-Rate Loading via Simultaneous X-ray Diffraction and Phase Contrast Imaging,” Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, volume 22, pp. 49-58.

Hudspeth, M. Claus, B. Parab, N. Lim, B., Sun, J., Chen W. and Fezzaa, K., 2015, “In situ Visual Observation of Fracture Processes in Several High-Performance Fibers,” Dynamic Behavior of Materials, 1: 55-64.

Li, A., Fan, D., Lu, L., Huang, J.Y., E, J.C., Zhao, F., Qi, M.L., Sun, T., Fezzaa, K., Xiao, X.H., Zhou, X.M., Suo, T., Chen, W., Li, Y.L., Zhu, M.H., and Luo, S.N., 2015, “Dynamic Fracture of C/SiC Composites under High Strain-rate Loading: Microstructures and Mechanisms,” Carbon, 91: 468-478.

Claus, B., Nie, X., Martin, B. and Chen, W., 2015, “A Side-impact Torsion Kolsky bar,” Experimental Mechanics, 55 (7): 1367-1374.

Hudspeth, M., Chen, W. and Zheng, James, 2015, “Why the Smith Equation Over-predicts Instant Rupture Velocities during Fiber Transverse Impact,” Texile Research Journal, doi: 10.1177/0040517515586158.

Hudspeth, M., Li, D., Spatola, J., Chen, W. and Zheng, J., 2015, “The Effects of Off-axis Transverse Deflection Loading on the Failure Strain of Various High-performance Fibers,” Texile Research Journal, doi: 10.1177/0040517515588262.

Zbib, M.B., Parab, N.D., Chen, W.W. and Bahr, D.F. 2015, “New Pulverization Parameter Derived from Indentation and Dynamic Compression of Brittle Microspheres,” Powder Technology, 283: 57-65.

2014

Hudspeth, M., Agarwal, A., Andrews, B., Claus, B., Hai, F., Funnell, C., Zheng, J. and Chen, W., 2014, “Degradation of Yarns Recovered from Soft-armor Targets Subjected to Multiple Ballistic Impacts,” Composites Part A, 58: 98-106.

Liao, H., Chen, W. and Chiarito, V. P., 2014, “Compressive Mechanical Response of a Soft Rubber Compound at Various Strain Rates,” Journal of Mechanics of Time Dependent Materials, 18 (1): 123-137.

Forrestal, M.J., Borvik, T., Warren, T.L., and Chen, W., 2014, “Perforation of 6082-T651 Aluminum Plates with 7.62 mm APM2 Bullets at Normal and Oblique Impacts,” Experimental Mechanics, 54: 471-481.

Dubelman, S., Raghunathan, N., Peroulis, D., and Chen, W., 2014, “The Development of a High Rate tensile Testing System for Micro Scaled Single Crystal Silicon Specimens,” Experimental Mechanics, 54: 413-419.

Chen, W., Hudspeth, M., Claus, B., Black, J., Parab, N., Fezzaa, K., and Luo, S. N., 2014, “In Situ Damage Assessment using Synchrotron X-ray in Materials Loaded by a Hopkinson Bar,” Philosophical Transactions A, 372: 20130191.

Parab, N., Claus, B., Hudspeth,M., Black, J., Mondal, A., Sun, J., Fezzaa, K., Xiao, X., Luo, S. N. and Chen, W., 2014, “Experimental Assessment of Fracture of Individual Sand Particles at Different Loading Rates,” International Journal of Impact Engineering, 68: 8-14.

Guo, Z., Hong, J., Zheng, J., and Chen, W., 2014, “Loading Rate Effects on Dynamic Out-of-Plane Yarn Pull-out,” Texile Research Journal, volume 84 issue 16, pp. 1707-1719.

Conference Proceedings

Kerschen, N. E., Guo, Z., Sun, T., Claus, B., Mares, J., Fezzaa, K., & Chen, W. (2017). Visualization of PBX Response to Impact Loading. In Proceedings of the American Society for Composites—Thirty-second Technical Conference.

Nie, Y., Parab, N. D., Chu, J. M., Sun, T., Fezzaa, K., & Chen, W. W. (2017). Crack Propagation from a Circular Defect in a Unidirectional CFRP Composite under Dynamic Tension. In Proceedings of the American Society for Composites—Thirty-second Technical Conference.

Guo, Z., Zheng, J. Q., & Chen, W. (2017). Effect of strike-face material strength on ballistic performance of multi-ply soft armor. In Proceedings of the American Society for Composites—Thirty-second Technical Conference.

Guo, Z., Hudspeth, M., Horner, S., Zheng, J., & Chen, W. (2017). Multi-Scale Experiments on Soft Body Armors under Projectile Normal Impact. In 30th International Symposium on Ballistics.

Parab, N. D., Hudspeth, M., Claus, B., Guo, Z., Sun, T., Fezzaa, K., & Chen, W. W. (2017, January). Real-time visualization of dynamic particle contact failures. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 1793, No. 1, p. 120006). AIP Publishing.

Tanasoiu, B., Palsdottir, J., Parab, N. D., Harr, M., Roberts, Z., Mares, J., ... & Chen, W. (2017). Adhesive Energy Between Sylgard and Inclusions: Experiments and Model Calibration. In Proceedings of the American Society for Composites—Thirty-second Technical Conference.

Guo, Z., & Chen, W. (2016). Dynamic reverse ballistics penetration of Kevlar® fabric with Different Indenter Geometries. In Proceedings of the American Society for Composites: Thirty-First Technical Conference.

Guo, Z., Hong, J., Zheng, J., & Chen, W. (2015, November). Dynamic Yarn Pull-Out from In-and Out-of-Plane Directions. In American Society of Composites-30th Technical Conference.

Books

Chen, W., and Song, B., 2011, Split Hopkinson (Kolsky) Bar: Design, Testing, and Applications, Springer (388 pages).

Wang, J., Antourn, B., Brown, E., Chen, W., Chasiotis, I., Huskins-Retzlaff, E., Kramer, S. and Thakre, P. (Editors), 2017, Mechanics of Additive and Advanced Manufacturing, Volume 9, Proceedings of the 2017 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, Springer.

Book Chapters

Lu, H., Wang, B., Tan, G. X., and Chen, W., 2001, “Accelerated Life Prediction and Testing of Structural Polymers under Cyclic Loading,” in Long Term Durability of Structural Materials (P. J. M. Monteiro, K. P. Chong, J. Larsen-Nasse, and K. Komvopoulos, editors), Elsevier Science Ltd., pp. 195-205.

Archived Works (1994–2013)

Lu, L., Fan, D., Bie, B., Ran, X., Qi, M., Parab, N., Sun, J., Liao, H., Hudspeth, M., Claus, B., Fezzaa, K., Sun, T., Chen, W., Gong, X. and Luo, S., 2014, “Dynamic Strain Field Mapping with Synchrotron X-ray Digital Image Correlation,” Review of Scientific Instruments, volume 85, 076101.

Fan, D., Lu, L., Li, B., Qi, M.L., Zhao, F., Sun, T., Fezzaa, K., Chen, W., and Luo, S.N., 2014, “Transient X-ray Diffraction with Simultaneous Imaging under High Strain-rate Loading,” Review of Scientific Instruments, 85(11):113902.

Parab, N. D., Black, J. T., Claus, B., Hudspeth, M., Sun, J., Fezzaa, K. and Chen, W., 2014, “Observation of Crack Propagation in Glass using X-ray Phase Contrast Imaging,” International Journal of Applied Glass Sciences, volume 5 issue 4, pp. 363-373.

Parab, N. D. and Chen, W., 2014, “Crack Propagation through Interfaces in Glass,” International Journal of Applied Glass Sciences, volume 5 issue 4, pp. 353-362.

Nie, X. and Chen, W., 2013, “High-rate Progressive Failure of Borosilicate Glass under Mechanical Confinement at High Temperatures,” Experimental Mechanics, 53(1): 67-75.

Raghunathan, N., Sanborn, B., Venkattraman, A., Alexeenko, A., Chen, W., Peroulis, D., 2012, “Real-time in situ electronic monitoring of dynamic contact behavior of MEMS high-g switches,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), art. no. 6170225 , pp. 464-467.

Sanborn, B., Nie, X., Chen, W. and Weerasooriya, T., 2013, “High Strain-rate Pure Shear and Uniaxial Compressive Response of Porcine Lung Tissue,” Journal of Applied Mechanics, , 80 (1): 011029 (6 pages).

Chan, D., Nie, X., Bhate, D., Subbarayan, G., Chen, W.W., and Dutta, I., 2013, “Constitutive models for intermediate-and high-strain rate flow behavior of Sn3.8Ag0.7Cu and Sn1.0Ag0.5Cu solder alloys,” IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology 3 (1) , art. no. 6381477, pp. 133-146.

Nie, X., Sanborn, B., Weerasooriya, T. and Chen, W., 2013, “High-rate Bulk and Shear Responses of Bovine Brain Tissue,” International Journal of Impact Engineering, 53: 56-61.

Martin, B.E., Kabir, Md. E., and Chen, W., 2013, “Underdrained high-pressure and High Strain-rate Response of Dry Sand Under Triaxial Loading,” Internationa Journal of Impact Engineering, 54 (2013) 51-63.

Hudspeth,M., Claus, B., Dubelman, S., Black, J., Mondal, A., Parab, N., Funnell, C., Hai, F., Qi, M. L., Fezzaa, K., Luo, S. N. and Chen, W., 2013, “High speed synchrotron x-ray phase contrast imaging of dynamic material response to split Hopkinson bar loading,” Review of Scientific Instruments, 84: 025102 (7 pages).

Parkos, D., Raghunathan, N., Venkattraman, A. Sanborn, B., Chen, W., Peroulis, D., and Alexeenko, A. 2013, “Near-Contact Gas Damping and Dynamic Response of High-g MEMS Accelerometer Beams,” Journal of Microelectricalmechanical Systems, 22 (5): 1089-1099.

Sanborn, B., Nie, X., Chen, W. and Weerasooriya, T., 2012, “Inertia Effects on Characterization of Dynamic Response of Brain Tissue,” Journal of Biomechanics, 45 (3): pp. 434-439.

Park, H. and Chen, W., 2012, “Two orthogonal layers of metal medium in granular materials for 3D speckle shadowgraph by flash X-ray,” Experimental Mechanics, 52: 1173-1177.

Foster, J.T., Frew, D.J., Forrestal, M.J., Nishda, E., and Chen, W., 2012, “Shock testing accelerometers with a Hopkinson pressure bar,” International Journal of Impact Engineering, 46: 56-61.

Nie, X. and Chen, W., 2012, “Dynamic Equiaxial Strength of Borosilicate Glass at High Temperatures,” Experimental Mechanics, 52(2): 135-43.

Wu, A., Nie, X., Hudspeth, M.C., Chen, W., Chou, T.-W., Lashmore, D., Schauer, M., Tolle, E. and Rioux, J., 2012, “Carbon nanotube fibers as torsion sensors,” Applied Physics Letter, 100(20): art. no. 201908.

Sun, X., Soulami, A., Choi, K.S., Guzman, O., Chen, W., 2012, “Effects of sample geometry and loading rate on tensile ductility of TRIP800 steel,” Materials Science and Engineering A 541 , pp. 1-7.

Hudspeth, M., Nie, X., Chen, W., and Lewis, R., 2012, “Effect of Loading Rate on Mechanical Properties and Fracture Morphology of Spider Silk,” Biomacromolecules, 13: 2240-2246.

Park, H. and Chen, 2012, “Crack Branching in Glass Interface Driven by Dynamic Loading,” Ceramic Transactions, 230: 95-99.

Liu, W., Sun, X., Chen, W. and Templeton, D., 2012, “Modeling and Characterization of Dynamic Failure of Soda-lime Glasses Under High Speed Impact,” International Journal of Damage Mechanics 21 (4): 577-598.

Wu, A., Nie, X., Hudspeth, M.C., Chen, W., Chou, T.-W., Lashmore, D., Schauer, M.m Tolle, E. and Rioux, J., 2012, “Strainrate-dependent tensile properties and dynamic electromechanical response of carbon nanotube fibers,” Carbon, 50 (10): 3876-3881.

Hudspeth, M., Nie, X., and Chen, W, “Dynamic failure of Dyneema SK76 single fibers under biaxial shear/tension,” Polymer, 53 (24): 5568-5574 (2012).

Pervin, F., Chen, W. and Weerasooriya, T., 2011, “Dynamic Compressive Response of Bovine Liver Tissue,” Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 4 (1): 76-84.

Krashanita, R., Luo, H., Chen, W., and Shkarayev, S., 2011, “Method for Damage Assessment of Ceramics after an Impact,” International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 20: 195-209.

Guzman, O., Frew, D.J., and Chen, W., 2011, “A Kolsky Tension Bar Technique Using a Hollow Incident Tube,” Measurement Science and Technology, 22 (2011) 045703 (9pp).

Foster, J. T., Chen, W., and Luk, V. K., 2011 “Dynamic Crack Initiation Toughness of 4340 Steel at Constant Loading Rates,” Engineering Fracture Mechanics, v 78, n 6, p 1264-1276, April.

Nie, X., Cheng, J.-I., Chen, W. and Weerasooriya, T., 2011, “Dynamic Tensile Response of Porcine Muscle,” Journal of Applied Mechanics, v 78, n 2, p 021009 (5 pp.), March.

Pervin, F. and Chen, W., 2011, “Effect of inter-species, gender and breeding on the mechanical behavior of brain tissues,” NeuroImage, 54, S98–S102.

Lim, J., Hong, J., Chen, W., and Weerasooriya, T., 2011, “Mechanical Response of Pig Skin under Dynamic Tensile Loading,” Internationa Journal of Impact Engineering, v 38, n 2-3, p 130-5, Feb.-March.

Lim, J., Zheng, J., Masters, K., and Chen, W., 2011, “Effects of Gage Length, Loading Rates, and Damage on the Strength of PPTA Fibers,” Internationa Journal of Impact Engineering, v 38, pp. 219-227.

Nie, X., Chen, W., Fehrenbacher, L. and Vesnovsky, I., 2011, “Rate Effects on the Mechanical Response of Magnesium Aluminate Spinel,” Journal of Materials Science, v 528, n 15, p 5088-5095, 15 June.

Park, H. and Chen, W., 2011, “Experimental Investigation on Dynamic Crack Propagating Perpendicularly through Interface in Glass,” Journal of Applied Mechanics, v 78, n 5, p. 051013 (10 pages), September.

Song, B., Park, H., W.Y. Lu, and Chen, W., 2011, “Transverse Impact Response of a Linear Elastic Ballisctic Fiber Yarn,” Journal of Applied Mechanics, v 78, n 5, p. 051023 (9 pages), September.

Foster, J. T., Siling, S. and Chen, W., 2011 “An Energy Based Failure Criterion for Use with Peridynamics States,” International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering, v 9, n 6, p 675-688.

Nie, X. and Chen, W., 2011, “Dynamic Equibiaxial Flexural Strength of Borosilicate Glass at High Temperatures,” Experimental Mechanics, v. 51, n. 9, pp. 1527-1534.

Nie, X., Prabhu, R., Chen, W., Caruthers, J.M., and Weerasooriya, T., 2011, “A Kolsky Torsion Bar Technique for Characterization of Dynamic Shear Response of Soft Materials,” Experimental Mechanics, 51: 1527-1034.

Lim, J., Zheng, J., Masters, K., and Chen, W., 2010, “Mechanical Behavior of A265 Single Fiber,” Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 45 (3), pp. 652-661.

Pilcher, A., Wang, X., Kaltz, Z., Garrison, J.G., Niebur, G.L., Mason, J., Song, B., Cheng, M. and Chen, W., 2010, “High Strain Rate Testing of Bovine Trebecular Bone,” Journal of Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 132 (8), p. 081012 (7 pages).

Song, B., Antoun, B.R., Nie, X. and Chen, W., 2010, “High-rate Characterization of 304L Stainless Steel at Elevated Temperatures for Recrystallization Investigation,” Experimental Mechanics, 50: 553-560.

Foster, J. T., Siling, S. and Chen, W., 2010 “Viscoplasticity Using Peridynamics,” International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 81:1242–1258.

Kabir, Md. E., Song, B., R., Martin, B. E. and Chen, W., 2010, “Compressive Behavior of Fine Sand,” Sandia Report SAND2010-2289, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM (72 pages).

Nie, X., Chen, W., and Templeton, D. W., 2010, “Dynamic Ring-On-Ring for Rates and Surface Conditions on Equi-axial Flexural Strength of Brittle Materials,” International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, 7:616-624.

Frew, D. J., Akers, S. A., Chen, W., and Green, M.A., 2010 “Development of a Dynamic Tri-Axial Kolsky Bar,” Measurement Science and Technology, 21, p 105704 (10 pp.), Oct.

Lim, J., Chen, W. and Zheng, J. Q., 2010, “Dynamic Small Strain Measurements of Kevlar^® 129 Single Fibers with a Miniaturized Tension Kolsky Bar,” Polymer Testing, 29, (6), 701-705.

Pervin, F., Chen, W. and Weerasooriya, T., 2010, “Dynamic Compressive Response of Renal Cortex,” The International Journal of Structural Changes in Solids, v 2, n 1, pp. 1-7, April.

Deschanel, S., Greviskes, B.P., Bertoldi, K., Sarva, S.S., Chen, W., Samuels, S.L., Cohen, R.E., and Boyce, M.C., 2009, “Rate Dependent Finite Deformation Stress–Strain Behavior of an Ethylene Methacrylic Acid Copolymer and an Ethylene Methacrylic Acid Butyl Acrylate Copolymer,” Polymer, Vol. 50, pp. 227-235.

Sun, X., Liu, W., Chen, W., and Templeton, D. W., 2009, “Dynamic Failure of Borosilicate glass under Compression/Shear Loading: Finite Element Modeling,” International Journal of Impact Engineering, Vol. 36, pp. 226-234.

Song, B., Chen, W., and Luk, V.K., 2009, “Impact Compressive Response of Dry Sand,” Mechanics of Materials, Vol. 41, pp. 777-785.

Martin, B.E., Song, B., Chen, W., and Akers, S.A., 2009, “Moisture Effects on the High Strain-rate Behavior of Sand,” Mechanics of Materials, Vol. 41, pp. 786-798.

Nie, X., Song, B., Ge, Y., Chen, W.W. and Weerasooriya, T., 2009, “Dynamic Tensile Testing of Soft Materials,” Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 49, pp. 451-458.

Song, B., Lu, W.-Y., Syn, C.-J. and Chen, W., 2009, “The Effects of Strain Rate, Density, and Temperature on the Mechanical Properties of Polymethylene Diisocyanate (PMDI)-Based Rigid Polyurethane Foams during Compression,” Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 44, pp. 351-357.

Pervin, F. and Chen, W., 2009, “Dynamic Mechanical Response of Bovine Gray Matter and White Matter Brain Tissues under Compression,” Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 42, No. 6, pp. 731-735.

Song, B., Chen, W, Montgomery, S. and Forrestal, M., 2009, “Mechanical Response of an Alumina-Filled Epoxy at Various Strain Rates,” Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 43, pp. 1519-1536.

Nie, X., Chen, W., Wereszczak, A. A., Templeton, D. W., 2009, “Effects of Loading Rates and Surface Conditions on Flexural Strength of Borosilicate Glass,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol. 92 (6), pp. 1287-1295.

Cheng, M., Chen, W. and Weerasooriya, T., 2009, “Mechanical Behavior of Bovine Tendon with Stress-softening and Loading Rate Effects,” Advances in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Vol. 2 (2), pp. 59-74.

Kabir, Md. E., and Chen, W., 2009, “Measurement of Specimen Dimensions and Dynamic Pressure in Dynamic Triaxial Experiments,” Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 80 (12) p. 125111 (7 pages).

Syn, C. J. and Chen, W., 2008, “Effects of Surface Morphology and Loading Rates on the Dynamic Fracture at a Bi-material Interface,” Journal of Composites Materials, Vol. 42, pp. 1639-1658.

Soong, S.Y., Cohen, R.E., Boyce, M.C., and Chen, W., 2008, “The Effects of Thermomechanical History and Strain Rate on Antiplasticization of PVC,” Polymer, Vol. 49, pp. 1440-1443.

Song, B., Syn, C.J., Grupido, C.L., Chen, W. and Lu, W.-Y., 2008, “A Long Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (LSHPB) for Intermediate-rate Characterization of Soft Materials,” Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 48, pp. 807-815.

Zhang, J., Song, B., Pintar, F. A., Yoganandan, N., Chen, W., and Gennarelli, T. A., 2008, “How to Test Brain and Brain Simulant at Ballistic and Blast Strain Rates,” Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation, Vol. 44, pp. 129-134.

Forrestal, M. J., Wright, T. W., and Chen, W., 2007, “The Effect of Radial Inertia on Brittle Samples During the Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar Test,” International Journal of Impact Engineering, Vol. 34, pp. 405-411.

Song, B., Ge, Y., Chen, W., and Weerasooriya, T., 2007, “Radial Inertia Effects in Kolsky Bar Testing of Extra-Soft Specimens,” Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 47, pp. 659-670.

Chen, W., Rajendran, A.M., Song, B. and Xie, N., 2007, “Dynamic Fracture of Ceramics in Armor Applications,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol. 90, No. 4, pp. 1005-1018 (feature article).

Song, B., Ge, Y., Chen, W., and Weerasooriya, T., 2007, “Dynamic and Quasi-static Compressive Response of A Porcine Muscle,” Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 40, pp. 2999-3005.

Song, B., Chen, W., and Lu, W.-Y., 2007, “Compressive Mechanical Response of A Low-Density Epoxy Foam at Various Strain Rates,” Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 42, pp. 7502-7507.

Song, B., Chen, W., Antoun, B. R., and Frew, D. J., 2007, “Determination of Early Stress for Ductile Specimens at High Strain Rates by Using An SHPB,” Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 47, pp. 671-680.

Sarva, S. S., Deschanel, S., Boyce, M. C., and Chen, W., 2007, “Stress-Strain Behavior of a Polyurea and a Polyurethane from Low to High Strain Rates,” Polymer, Vol. 48, pp. 2208-2213.

Nie, X., Chen, W., Sun, X., and Templeton, D. W., 2007, “Dynamic Failure of Borosilicate glass under Compression/Shear Loading: Experiments,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol. 90, No. 8, pp. 2556-2562.

Song, B., Chen, W., and Lu, W.-Y., 2007, “Mechanical Characterization at Intermediate Strain Rates for Rate Effects on An Epoxy Syntactic Foam,” International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 49, pp. 1336-1343.

Luo, H., Chen, W., and Rajendran, A. M., 2006, “Dynamic Compressive Response of Damaged and Interlocked SiC-N Ceramics,” Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Vol. 89 [1], pp. 266-273.

Song, B., Chen, W., Liu, Z. and Erhan, S. Z., 2006, “Dynamic Compressive Mechanical Behavior of New Soybean Oil-Based Polymeric Materials,” Journal of Applied Polymer Materials, Vol. 99, pp. 2759-2770.

Cheng, M. and Chen, W., 2006, “Modeling Transverse Behavior of Kevlar KM2 Single Fibers with Deformation-Induced Damage,” International Journal of Damage Mechanics, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 121-132.

Chen, W. and Song, B., 2006, “Dynamic Compression Testing on Polymeric Foams,” Journal of Materials and Manufacturing, SAE 2005 Transactions, Feb. 2006, pp. 720-728.

Song, B., Forrestal, M. J., and Chen, W., 2006, “Dynamic and Quasi-static Compactions Waves in an Epoxy Foam,” Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 46, pp. 127-136.

Song, B., Chen, W., Liu, Z. and Erhan, S. Z., 2006, “Dynamic Compressive Mechanical Behavior of New Soybean Oil-Based Polymeric Nanocomposites,” International Journal of Plasticity, Vol. 22, issue 8, pp. 1393-1568.

Weerasooriya, T., Moy, P., Casem, D., Cheng, M., and Chen, W., 2006, “A Four Point Bending Load Technique for Determination of Dynamic Fracture Toughness for Ceramics,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol. 89 [3], 990-995.

Song, B., and Chen, W., 2006, “Energy for Specimen Deformation in a Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar Experiment,” Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 46, pp. 407-410.

Chen, W. and Song, B., 2006, “Temperature Dependence of a NiTi Shape Memory Alloy’s Superelastic Behavior at a High Strain Rate,” Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 339-356.

Song, B., Chen, W., Yanagita, T., and Frew, D. J., 2005, “Temperature Effects on the Dynamic Compressive and Failure Behaviors of An Epoxy Syntactic Foam,” Composite Structures, Vol.67, No. 3, pp. 289-298.

Song, B., Chen, W., Yanagita, T., and Frew, D. J., 2005, “Confinement Effects on the Dynamic Compressive and Failure Behaviors of An Epoxy Syntactic Foam,” Composite Structures, Vol. 67, No. 3, pp. 279-287.

Song, B., Chen, W., Dou, S., Winfree, N. A., and Kang, J. H., 2005, “Strain-rate Effects on Elastic and Early Cell-collapse Responses of a Polystyrene Foam,” International Journal of Impact Engineering, Vol. 31, No. 5, pp. 509-521.

Song, B. Chen, W., and Jiang, X., 2005, “Split Hopkinson Bar Testing of Polymeric Foams,” International Journal of Vehicle Design, Vol. 37, Nos. 2-3, pp. 185-198.

Cheng, M., Chen, W., and Weerasooriya, T., 2005, “Mechanical Properties of Kevlar^® KM2 Single Fiber,” ASME Transactions, Journal of Materials Engineering and Technology, Vol. 127, No. 2, pp. 197-203.

Frew, D. J., Forrestal, M. J., and Chen, W., 2005, “Pulse Shaping Techniques for Testing High-Strength Steel with a Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar,” Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 45, No. 2, pp. 186-195.

Cheng, M. and Chen, W., 2005, “Measurement and Determination of Dynamic Biaxial Flexural Strength of Thin Ceramic Substrates under High Stress-rate Loading,” International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 47, No. 8, pp. 1212-1223.

Cheng, M., Chen, W., and Jiang, J. P., 2005, “Micro Indentation Fracture Toughness Evaluation with a Novel Microscopy,” Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Vol. 88 [6], pp. 1666-1668.

Song, B. and Chen, W., 2005, “Split Hopkinson Bar Techniques for Characterizing Soft Materials,” Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 2, pp. 113-152.

Pan, Y., Chen, W., and Song, B., 2005, “The Upper Limit of Constant Strain Rates in a Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar Experiment with Elastic Specimens,” Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 45 [5], pp. 440-446.

Song, B., Chen, W., and Cheng, M., 2004, “A Novel Model for Uniaxial Strain-Rate-Dependent Stress-Strain Behavior of EPDM Rubber in Compression or Tension,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 92, pp. 1553-1558.

Song, B. and Chen, W., 2004, “Dynamic Compressive Behavior of EPDM Rubber Under Nearly Uniaxial Strain Condition,” Transaction of the ASME, Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Vol. 126, No. 2, pp. 213-217.

Chen, W. and Luo, H., 2004, “Dynamic Compressive Responses of Intact and Damaged Ceramics from a Single Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar Experiment,” Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 44, No. 3, pp. 295-299.

Song, B. and Chen, W., 2004, “Dynamic Stress Equilibrating Process in a Rubber Specimen during a Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar Experiment,” Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 44, No. 3, pp. 300-312.

Song, B., Chen, W., and Frew, D. J., 2004, “Quasi-Static and Dynamic Compressive and Failure Behaviors of An Epoxy Syntactic Foam,” Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 915-936.

Luo, H. and Chen, W., 2004, “Dynamic Compressive Responses of Intact and Damaged AD995 Alumina,” International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Vol. 1, issue 3, pp. 254-260.

Cheng, M. Chen, W., and Song, B., 2004, “Phenomenological Modeling of the Stress-Strain Behavior of EPDM Rubber with Loading-Rate and Damage Effects,” International Journal of Damage Mechanics, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 371-381.

Cheng, M., Chen, W., and Weerasooriya, T., 2004, “Experimental Investigation of the Transverse Mechanical Properties of a Single Kevlar KM2 Fiber,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 41, issues 22-23, pp. 6215-6232.

Song, B. and Chen, W., 2004, “Loading and Unloading SHPB Pulse Shaping Techniques for Dynamic Hysteretic Loops,” Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 44, No. 6, pp. 622-627.

Wang, B., Lu, H. B., Tan, G. X., and Chen, W., 2003, “Strength of damaged polycarbonate after fatigue,” Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 163-168.

Cheng, M., Chen, W., and Sridhar, K. R., 2003, “Biaxial flexural strength distribution of thin ceramic substrates with surface defects,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 40 No. 9, pp. 2249-2266.

Chen, W., Song, B., Frew, D. J., and Forrestal, M. J., 2003, “Dynamic Small Strain Measurement with a Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar,” Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 43, No. 1, pp. 20-23.

Song, B. and Chen, W., 2003, “Dynamic Compressive Behavior of EPDM Rubber,” Transaction of the ASME, Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Vol. 125, pp. 294-301.

Cheng, M. and Chen, W., 2003, “Experimental Investigation of the Stress-Stretch Behavior of EPDM Rubber with Loading Rate Effects,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 40, pp. 4749-4768.

Song, B. Chen, W., and Weerasooriya, T., 2003, “Quasi-static and Dynamic Compressive Behaviors of a Glass/Epoxy Composite,” Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 37, Issue 19, pp. 1723-1743.

Rojas, R. R., and Chen, W., 2003, “Instrumented Low-speed Penetration into Granular Alumina,” Instrumentation, Measurements, and Metrology, Vol. 3, No. 3-4, pp. 213-236.

Chen, W., Lu, F., and Cheng, M., 2002, “Tension and Compression Tests of Two Polymers Under Quasi-static and Dynamic Loading” Polymer Testing, Vol. 21, No.2, pp. 113-121.

Chen, W., Lu, F., and N. A. Winfree, 2002, “Dynamic Compressive Response of Polyurethane foams of Various Densities,” Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 65-73.

Frew, D. J., Forrestal, M. J., and Chen, W., 2002, “Pulse-shaping techniques for testing brittle materials with a split Hopkinson pressure bar,” Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 93-106.

Chen, W., Lu, F., Frew, D. J., and Forrestal, M. J., 2002, “Dynamic compression testing of soft materials,” Transaction of the ASME, Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 69, No. 3, pp. 214-223.

Forrestal, M. J., Frew, D. J., and Chen, W., 2002, “The Effect of Sabot Mass on the Striker Bar for Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar Experiments,” Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 42, No. 2, pp.129-131.

Cheng, M., Chen, W., and Sridhar, K. R., 2002, “Experimental Method for a Dynamic Biaxial Flexural Strength Test of Thin Ceramic Substrates,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol. 85, No. 5, pp 1203-1209.

Zhang, B., Poirier, D. R., and Chen, W., 2002, “Effects of hipping and strontium modification on the fatigue behavior of A356.2 aluminum alloy,” Transactions of the American Foundrymen's Society, Vol. 110, pp. 393-405.

Chen, W., Song, B., Frew, D. J., and Forrestal, M. J., 2002, “Recent Developments in Split Hopkinson Bar Technique,” Ceramic Transactions, Vol. 134, pp217-224.

Zhou, P., Wang, F.-Y., Chen, W., and Lever, P., 2001, “Optimal construction and control of flexible manipulations: a case study based on LQR output feedback,” Mechatronics, Vol. 11, pp. 59-77.

Frew, D. J., Forrestal, M. J., and Chen, W., 2001, “A split Hopkinson bar technique to determine compressive stress-strain data for rock materials,” Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 40-46.

Zhang, B., Sung, P. K., Poirier, D. R., and Chen, W., 2001, “Effects of strontium modification and hydrogen content on the fatigue behavior of A356.2 aluminum alloy,” Transactions of the American Foundrymen's Society, Vol. 00-42, pp. 383-389.

Lu, H., Tan, G. X., and Chen, W., 2001, “Modeling of constitutive behavior for Epon 828/T-403 at various strain rates,” Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, Vol. 5, pp. 119-130.

Chen, W., Wu, Q., Kang, J. H., and Winfree, N. A., 2001, “Compressive Superelastic Behavior of a NiTi Shape Memory Alloy at Strain Rates of 0.001 to 750 s^-1,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 38, pp. 8989-8998.

Chen, W., Subhash, G. and Ravichandran, G., 1994, “Evaluation of Ceramic Specimen Geometry Used in the Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar,” DYMAT Journal, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 193-210.

Chen, W. and Ravichandran, G., 1994, “Dynamic Behavior of Ceramics Under Lateral Confinement,” Journal de Physique, C8, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 77-182.

Chen, W. and Ravichandran, G., 1996, “An Experimental Technique for Imposing Controlled Dynamic Multiaxial Compression Using Mechanical Confinement,” Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 155-158.

Chen, W. and Ravichandran, G., 1996, “Static and Dynamic Behavior of Aluminum Nitride Under Moderate Confinement,” J. Am. Ceram. Soc., Vol. 79, No. 3, pp. 579-584.

Chen, W. and Ravichandran, G., 1997, “Dynamic Compressive Failure of a Glass Ceramic Under Multiaxial Loading,” J. Mech. Phys. Solids, Vol. 45, No. 8, 1303-1328.

Chen, W. and Zhang, X., 1997, “Dynamic Response of Epon 828/T-403 Under Multiaxial Loading at Various Temperatures,” Transaction of the ASME, Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Vol. 119, No. 3, pp. 305-308.

Chen, W. and Zhou, B., 1998, “Constitutive behavior of Epon 828/T-403 at various strain rates,” Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, Vol. 2, pp. 103-111.

Chen, W., Zhang, B., and Forrestal, M. J., 1999, “A Split Hopkinson Bar Technique for Low-Impedance Materials,” Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 81-85.

Chen, W., 1999, “Electro-Magnetic Confinement for Dynamic Multiaxial Compression Experiments,” Experimental Techniques, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 24-26.

Zhang, B., Poirier, D. R., and Chen, W., 1999, “Microstructural effects on high-cycle fatigue crack initiation in A356.2 casting alloy,” Metallurgy and Materials Transactions A, Vol. 30A, pp. 2659-2666.

Chen, W. and Ravichandran, G., 2000, “Failure mode transition in ceramics under dynamic multiaxial compression,” International Journal of Fracture, Vol. 101, No. 1-2, pp. 141-159.

Chen, W., Lu, F. and Zhou, B., 2000, “A quartz crystal imbedded split Hopkinson bar for soft materials,” Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 1-6.

Chen, W. and Lu, F., 2000, “An Experimental Technique for Dynamic Multiaxial Compression with Proportional Confinement,” Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 226-230.

Huang, W., Li, Y., and Chen, W., 2000, “Analysis of the dynamic response of a fluid-supported circular elastic plate impacted by a low velocity projectile,” Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C, Vol. 214, No. C5, pp. 719-727.

Zhang, B. Chen, W. and Poirier, D. R., 2000, “Effect of cooling rate during solidification on the fatigue of A356.2-T6 cast aluminum,” Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures, Vol. 23, pp. 417-423.

Books

Chen, W., and Song, B., 2011, Split Hopkinson (Kolsky) Bar: Design, Testing, and Applications, Springer (388 pages).

Book Chapters

Syn, C. J. and Chen, W., 2007, “Split Hopkinson Bars for Dynamic Structural Testing,” Chapter 10, pp. 371-386, in Advanced Ultrasonic Methods for Material and Structure Inspection, Ed. T. Kundu, Pub. ISTE, London, U.K. and Newport Beach, CA, USA.

Song, B. and Chen, W., 2009, “Chapter 9 - Dynamic Compressive Response of Soft Materials to High-Rate Loading,” in Soft Nanomaterials (editor: Hari Singh Nalwa), American Scientific Publishers, pp. 279-305.

Chen, W. and Song, B., 2009, “Dynamic Characterization of Soft Materials,” Chapter 1 in Dynamic Failure of Materials and Structures (editors: A. Shukla, G. Ravichandran, Y. Rajapakse), Springer, 1-28.

Chen, W., 2010 “Testing Conditions on Kolsky Bar” Chapter 7 in Materials under Extreme Loading (editors: E. Buzaud, I.O. Ionescu, G.Z. Voyiadjis), Wiley, 131-144.

Parab, N., Martin, B. and Chen, W., 2015, “Micro-mechanical behavior of sand learned from multi-scale Kolsky bar experiments,” Chapter 3 in book: Projectile Penetration into Granular Media, Fundamental physics and visualization of rapid earth penetration (ed. Magued Iskander), Elsevier, pp. 65-92.