ABOUT DFL

The Mechanics and Physics of high rate deformation and fracture is the central and historical research theme of the Dynamic Fracture Laboratory (DFL). The DFL was started within the Materials Mechanics Center in 1994 by D. Rittel, to address specific issues in dynamic fracture mechanics and stress wave physics through a combined experimental-numerical approach.

Since then, the Dynamic Fracture Laboratory has been actively developing new tools and techniques to address these issues, while expanding its activity to other related and exciting new domains, such as soft matter mechanics and dental biomechanics, or dental engineering. Throughout our research, we never lose sight of the governing physics of the processes that we characterize and model.

OUR TEAM

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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Jing Xie, Luqing Cao, Yang Qiao, Punuo Gao, Liwei Yang, Zu’an Wang, Yuanshen Qi, Pengwan Chen, Keren Shemtov-Yona And Daniel "Post-Fatigue Residual Strength of Abrasiveless Waterjet-Treated Ti6Al4V as a Biomaterial"
Gleb Gil Goviazin, D. Braun, E. Tiferet, S. Samuha, S. Hayun, A. Shirizly, D. Rittel "The effect of hot isostatic pressing on the thermomechanical behavior of electron beam powder‑bed fusion SS316L"
Y. Boim, A. Shirizly, D. Rittel "Quasi-static and dynamic fracture of additively manufactured AlSi10Mg lattice structures"
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Ballistic Shattering
Dynamic Tensile Necking & Fracture