Table of Contents

Basic Principles of Continuum Mechanics.- Methods and Devices for Producing Intense Shock Loads.- Recording Fast Processes in Dynamic Studies.- Determination of Hugoniots and Expansion Isentropes.- Studies of Phase Transformations.- Dynamic Strength of Materials.- Estimation of Temperatures in Shock-compressed Transparent Material.- Determination of Detonation Parameters and Efficiency of Solid HE Explosion Products.- Laser Doppler Measuring Systems and Their Use in Shock-Wave Studies.