Shock and Impact Dynamics Laboratory (SIDL)
The Shock and Impact Dynamics Laboratory (SIDL) is housed in the civil engineering department at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. The SIDL caters to research and development related to structures and materials such as concrete, steel, and other composites under high strain rate loading. The laboratory caters to the civil and defence sector of the nation and acts as a nodal point to meets the R&D needs for the development of novel materials to mitigate and overcome the shock and impact events (explosion, bullets, precision guided munitions).
Laboratory facilities
Following facilities are currently housed in the laboratory:
- Shock loading test setup
- High-velocity impact setup
- Split Hopkinson pressure bar
Sensors Instruments and Accessories
| Sr.No. | Description of the item | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PXIe DAQ 1073 | 102. 4 kS/s strain module & 1.25 MS/s IEPE module |
| 2 | cRIO DAQ | cRIO 9045 |
| 4-channel 50 KS/S, C Series Strain/Bridge Input Module | NI 9237 | |
| 4-channel 51.2KS/S, C Series Sound and Vibration Input Module | NI 9234 | |
| 4-channel ±10V, C Series Voltage Input Module | NI 9223 | |
| 3 | In-line amplifier | 402A17 |
| 4 | Reflected Pressure transducer | 134A27, 137.9 MPa capacity |
| 5 | Quartz ICP Blast (incident) pressure sensor (pencil probe) | 137B21B |
| 6 | Shear shock accelerometer | M350D02, 50k g peak acceleration |
| 7 | Triaxial accelerometer | 350B50, 10k g peak acceleration in three directions |
| 8 | Ballistic precision chronograph | - |
| 9 | Chronos High Speed Camera | |
| 10 | WA-L: Inductive Displacement loose plunger (100 mm range) | WA/100mm |
| 11 | WA-L: Inductive Displacement loose plunger (200 mm range) | WA/200mm |
