Study of materials behavior in extreme environments and development of new materials for such
environments has become a vital research area for materials scientists and engineers in the 21 st
century. Mechanical properties of materials under dynamic loading are considered as an important area
of research and development in Defense, Automotive and Aerospace industries. This course will be
important to mechanical, materials and civil engineers to understand materials behavior for ballistic
applications, explosive forming or welding applications, automotive and aerospace applications.