Contents -- Preface -- 1 Modeling Dynamic Fracture Using Large-Scale Atomistic Simulations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Large-scale atomistic modeling of dynamic fracture: A fundamental viewpoint -- 3 Constrained cracks in homogeneous materials: How fast can cracks propagate? -- 4 Dynamical crack tip instabilities -- 5 Dynamic crack propagation along interfaces between dissimilar materials: Mother- daughter- and granddaughter cracks -- 6 Summary and conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 2 Dynamic Crack Initiation Toughness -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Mode I initiation toughness: Compact compression Specimen and H integral -- 3 The one-point impact technique -- 4 Specific issues related to the one-point impact technique -- 5 Characteristic experimental results -- 6 On the rate sensitivity of the dynamic initiation toughness -- 7 Dynamic mode II loading -- 8 Effects of thermomechanical couplings in fracture -- 9 Discussion and conclusion -- References -- 3 The Dynamics of Rapidly Moving Tensile Cracks in Brittle Amorphous Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A quantitative comparison of the equation of motion with experiment -- 3 Instability in dynamic fracture -- 4 Crack Front Waves -- 5 Three Dimensional Effects and Crack Front Inertia -- 6 Discussion and conclusions -- References -- 4 Optical Methods for Dynamic Fracture Mechanics -- 1 Photoelasticity -- 2 Coherent Gradient Sensing (CGS) -- 3 Moire interferometry -- References -- 5 On the Use of Strain Gages in Dynamic Fracture -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Strain gage instrumentation -- 3 Dynamic fracture in isotropic and homogeneous media -- 4 Dynamic fracture in orthotropic composites -- 5 Dynamic interfacial fracture of isotropic bi-materials -- 6 Dynamic fracture of interface between isotropic and orthotropic materials -- Acknowledgements -- References.

6 Dynamic and Crack Arrest Fracture Toughness -- 1 Basic Concepts -- 2 Measurement of dynamic fracture toughness -- 3 Characterization of crack arrest toughness -- 4 Large-scale crack arrest tests -- 5 Characterization of the crack arrest transition curve -- 6 Summary -- References -- 7 Dynamic Fracture in Graded Materials -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Elastodynamic stress strain and displacement fields for steady state crack propagation -- 3 Elastodynamic stress strain and displacement fields for transient crack propagation -- 4 Closure -- Appendix -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 8 Dynamic Fracture Initiation Toughness at Elevated Temperatures With Application to the New Generation of Titanium Aluminides Alloys -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Modified Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (MSHPB) -- 3 Experimental work -- 4 Results and discussions -- 5 Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 9 Dynamic Fracture of Nanocomposite Materials -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Nanocomposite fabrication -- 3 Dynamic fracture -- 4 Closure -- Acknowledgements -- References.