Bo Song, who developed the Experimental Impact Mechanics Lab at Sandia National Laboratories, places material for shock testing in the center of a Kolsky bar. When a gas gun is fired, the bar closes at the speed of a bullet train to assess how the material responds to stress and strain. 

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Sandia National Laboratories mechanical engineer Bo Song, is seen seating a sample.

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Upon impact, custom-made sensors measure the force being applied and displacement of the material being tested at Sandia National Laboratories’ Experimental Impact Mechanics Lab. 

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Bo Song makes adjustments to the Drop-Hopkinson Bar—the only one of its kind in the world.

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The EIML Kolsky and Dropkinson bars are seen here.

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