| Notation | p. vii |
| Introduction | |
| The Nature of Physical Impact | p. 1 |
| Brief Historical Development | p. 2 |
| Stereomechanical Impact | |
| Definition and Scope | p. 4 |
| Central Impact | p. 6 |
| Rotational Impact | p. 7 |
| Eccentric Impact | p. 9 |
| Impact of Two Bodies in Plane Motion | p. 10 |
| Impact of Two Bodies with Three-dimensional Motion | p. 16 |
| Sudden Constraints in a Moving Body | p. 19 |
| Lagrangian Equations for Impulsive Motion | p. 20 |
| Vibrational Aspects of Impact | |
| Characteristics of Solid Media | p. 22 |
| Wave Transmission in Elastic Solids | p. 25 |
| Waves in Elastic Rods and Beams | p. 30 |
| One-dimensional Theories of Wave Propagation in Elastic Bars | p. 34 |
| Longitudinal Collinear Impact of Two Rods | p. 38 |
| Longitudinal Non-collinear Impact of Two Rods | p. 44 |
| Longitudinal Impact of a Rigid Mass on a Rod | p. 46 |
| Transverse Impact of a Mass on a Beam | p. 55 |
| Longitudinal and Transverse Impact on a Flexible Cable | p. 65 |
| Visco-elastic Bodies Subjected to Impulsive Motion and Impact | p. 69 |
| Equations of Free Vibration for Other Elastic Systems | p. 74 |
| Contact Phenomena Produced by the Impact of Elastic Bodies | |
| Forces and Deformations at the Impact Point | p. 82 |
| The Hertz Law of Contact | p. 83 |
| Other Contact Deformation Relations | p. 91 |
| Longitudinal Impact of Bars with Ends Rounded at the Contact Point | p. 98 |
| Longitudinal Impact of an Elastic Sphere on a Uniform Bar | p. 104 |
| Transverse Impact of an Elastic Mass on a Beam | p. 108 |
| Contact Force Approximations for Transverse Impact on Beams | p. 120 |
| Approximate Solutions for Transverse Impact on Other One-dimensional Systems | p. 129 |
| Transverse Impact on Plates | p. 137 |
| Dynamic Processes Involving Plastic Strains | |
| Transmission of Pulses which Produce Permanent Deformations | p. 145 |
| Hydrodynamic Theory of Shock Propagation in Solids | p. 147 |
| Characteristics of the Plastic Regime | p. 154 |
| Strain-rate Independent Theory of Plastic Loading Waves in a Semiinfinite Wire | p. 159 |
| Finite Impact Durations and Unloading Waves | p. 166 |
| Reflection and Interaction of Longitudinal Plastic Waves | p. 176 |
| Dynamic Compression of Cylinders Composed of Rigid-Plastic Materials | p. 186 |
| Longitudinal Plastic Waves in Materials with a Concave-upward Stress-Strain Curve | p. 193 |
| Longitudinal Plastic Waves in Materials Exhibiting a Strain-rate Effect | p. 200 |
| Dynamic Plastic Bending of Beams | p. 206 |
| Dynamic Plastic Deformation of Thin Plates | p. 233 |
| Projectile Penetration and Performation | p. 240 |
| Results of Impact Experiments | |
| Experimental Techniques and Instrumentation | p. 249 |
| Collisions of Spheres and Impact of Spheres on Plates | p. 257 |
| Central Longitudinal Impact Involving Elastic Bars | p. 267 |
| Transverse Impact Tests on Elastic Beams | p. 276 |
| Impact Investigations Involving Plastic Deformations | p. 289 |
| Cratering and Perforation | p. 296 |
| Dynamic Properties of Materials | |
| Types of Tests Involving Dynamic Loads | p. 308 |
| Notched-bar Impact Tests | p. 310 |
| Dynamic Tensile Tests | p. 315 |
| Dynamic Compressive and Torsion Tests | p. 330 |
| Supplementary References | p. 342 |
| Bibliography and Author Index | p. 350 |
| Subject Index | p. 371 |
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