Fiscal Year	2019
Division	Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Science
Department	Physics
Investigator(s)	Clark, Abram H.
Sponsor	Office of Naval Research (Navy)
Summary	Dense suspensions, consisting of sub-millimeter particles in a Newtonian fluid, will solidify in response to impact. The microscale mechanisms that lead to this response are not well understood. A complete particle scale description is necessary to fully exploit these materials in, e.g., armor, collapse mitigation, or soft robotics applications. Using high-speed imaging, image processing, optical techniques, and particle-based simulations, this work will improve our understanding of why these materials stiffen upon impulsive loading and how to engineer them for improved functionality.
Keywords	Dense Suspension Impact Non-newtonian fluid
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