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Preloaded high-rate tension techniques
A current Kolsky tension bar has been implemented with pre-tension-load capability to investigate the effect of preload on the high-rate response in tension of materials and structures. In this study, fully threaded brass studs have been experimentally investigated in terms of pre-tension-load effect on the tensile stress-strain response at the same high strain rate. The preload is not observed to significantly influence the plastic flow stress. The failure responses are quite different, however, when different pre-tension loads are applied. © The Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc. 2013.