Published Papers

M. Khokhlov, A. Fischer and D. Rittel, “ Multi-scale stereo-photogrammetry system for fractographic analysis using the scanning electron microscope ”, (2012), Experimental Mechanics, In press.

S. Osovski, D. Rittel, P. Landau and A. Venkert, “ Microstructural effects on adiabatic shear band formation ”, (2012), Scripta Materialia 66, 9-12.

Z. Lovinger, A. Rikanati, Z. Rosenberg and D. Rittel, “ Electro-magnetic collapse of thick walled cylinders to investigate spontaneous shear localization ”, (2011), Int. J. Impact Engng 38, 918-929.

A. Dorogoy, B. Karp and D. Rittel, “ A shear compression disk specimen with controlled stress triaxiality under quasi-static loading ”, (2011), Experimental Mechanics 51, 1545-1557.

A. Dorogoy, D. Rittel and A. Brill, “ Experimentation and modeling of inclined ballistic impact in thick polycarbonate plates ”, (2011), Int. J. Impact Engng 38, 804-814.

A. Belenky and D. Rittel, “ A simple methodology to measure the dynamic flexural strength of brittle materials ”, (2011), Experimental Mechanics 31, 1325-1334.

M. Dolinski, D. Rittel and A. Dorogoy, “ Modeling adiabatic shear failure from energy considerations ”, (2010), J. Mechanics and Physics of Solids(58), 1759-1775.

D. Rittel and S. Osovski, “ Dynamic failure by adiabatic shear banding ”, (2010), Int. J. Fracture, (162), 177-185.

A. Belenky, I. Bar-On and D. Rittel, “ Static and dynamic fracture of transparent nanograined alumina ”, (2010), J. Mechanics and Physics of Solids, (58), 484-501.

J.P. Schramm, M.P. Demetriou, W.L. Johnson, B. Poon, G.Ravichandran and D. Rittel, “ Effect of strain rate on the yielding mechanism of amorphous metal foam ”, (2010), Appl. Physics Letters , 96, 0219061-3.

P. Landau, A. Venkert and D. Rittel, “ Microstructural aspects of adiabatic shear failure in annealed Ti6Al4V ”, (2010), Metallurgical and Material Transactions A, 41(2), 389-396.

D. Rittel, M.L. Silva, B. Poon and G. Ravichandran, “ Thermomechanical behavior of single crystalline tantalum in the static and dynamic regime ”, (2009), Mechanics of Materials, 41(12), 1323-1329.

A. Dorogoy, D. Rittel and A. Brill, “ A study of inclined impact in polymethylmethacrylate plates ”, (2010),Int. J. Impact Engng, 37(3), 285-294.

A. Dorogoy and D. Rittel, “ Technical note: Determination of the Johnson-Cook material parameters using the SCS specimen ”, (2009), Experimental Mechanics,49(6), 881-885

S. Daly, D. Rittel, G. Ravichandran and K. Bhattacharya, “ Large deformation of nitinol under shear dominant loading ”, (2009), Experimental Mechanics, 49(2), 225-233.

D. Rittel “ A different viewpoint on adiabatic shear localization ”, (2009), J. Physics D Applied Physics, 42, 214009.

B. Poon, D. Rittel and G. Ravichandran, “ An analysis of nanoindentation in elastic-plastic solids ”, (2008), Int. J. Solids and Structures, 45, 6399-6415.

B. Poon, D. Rittel and G. Ravichandran, “ An analysis of nanoindentation in linearly elastic solids ”, (2008), Int. J. Solids and Structures, 45, 6018-6033.

D. Rittel, P. Landau and A. Venkert, “ Dynamic recrystallization as a potential cause for adiabatic shear failure ”, (2008), Phys. Rev. Letters, 101, 165501.

D. Rittel and A. Dorogoy, “ A methodology to assess the rate and pressure sensitivity of polymers over a wide range of strain rate ”, (2008), J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 56, 3191-3205.

The war against surprise ”, (2008), Defence Management Journal, Issue 41, June 2008.

S. Hayun,D. Rittel, N. Frage and M.P. Dariel “ Mechanical properties of B4C based Si infiltrated composites at various strain rates ”, (2008), Matls. Sc. & Engng A, 487, 405-409.

A. Neuberger, S. Peles and D. Rittel, “ Springback of circular clamped armor steel plates subjected to spherical air-blast loading ”, (2009), Int. J. Impact Engng , 36, 53-60.

A. Dorogoy and D. Rittel, “ Optimal location of a three strain gauge rosette for measuring mixed-mode stress intensity factors ”, (2008), Engng. Fracture Mechanics,75/14, 4127-4139.

D. Rittel and Z. Wang, “ Thermo-mechanical aspects of adiabatic shear failure of AM50 and Ti6Al4V alloys ”, (2008), Mechanics of Materials,40, 629-635.

B. Karp, D. Rittel and D. Durban, “ Health monitoring of joints using dynamic end effects ”, (2008), J. Sound & Vibration, 312, 257-272.

A. Regev and D. Rittel, “ Simultaneous transient temperature sensing of impacted polymers using infrared detectors and thermocouples ”, (2008), Experimental Mechanics, Vol 48/5, 675-682.

D. Rittel and A. Brill, “ Dynamic flow and failure of confined polymethylmethacrylate ”, (2008), J. Mech. Phys. Solids, Vol 56/4, pp 1401-1416.

A. Dorogoy D. Rittel “ Transverse impact of square aluminum beams: an experimental-numerical investigation ”, (2008), Int. J. Impact Engineering, Vol 35,569-577.

D. Rittel, E. Hanina and G. Ravichandran, “ A note on the direct determination of the confining pressure of cylindrical specimens ”, (2008), Experimental Mechanics, In press.

D. Rittel, Z.G. Wang and A. Dorogoy, “ Geometrical imperfection and adiabatic shear banding ”, (2008), Int. J. Impact Engineering, In press.

H. Saguy and D. Rittel, “ An application of AC tomography to crack identification ”, (2007), Appl. Phys. Letters, Vol 91, 0084104.

H. Saguy and D. Rittel, “ Flaw detection in metals by the ACPD technique: Theory and experiments ”, (2007), NDT&E international, Vol 40,505-509.

D. Samak, A. Fischer and D. Rittel, “ 3D reconstruction and visualization of microstructure surfaces from 2D images ”, (2007), CIRP Annals, Vol 56/1,149-152.

D. Rittel, A. Bhattacharyya, B. Poon, J. Zhao and G. Ravichandran, “ Thermomechanical characterization of pure polycrystalline tantalum ”, (2007), Matls. Sc. & Engng. A, Vol A447,65-70.

E. Hanina, D. Rittel and Z. Rosenberg, “ Pressure sensitivity of adiabatic shear banding in metals ”, (2007), Appl. Phys. Letters, Vol 90,021915:1-3.

A. Neuberger, S. Peles and D. Rittel, “ Scaling the response of circular plates subjected to large and close-range spherical explosions. Part I: air-blast loading ”, (2007), Int. J. Impact Engng , 34, 859-873.

A. Neuberger, S. Peles and D. Rittel, “ Scaling the response of circular plates subjected to large and close-range spherical explosions. Part II: buried charge ”, (2007), Int. J. Impact Engng , 34, 874-882.

H. Saguy and D. Rittel, “ Alternating current flow in internally flawed conductors: a tomographic analysis ”, (2006), Appl. Phys. Letters, Vol 89,094102:1-3.

D. Rittel, G. Ravichandran and A. Venkert, “ The mechanical response of pure iron at high strain rates under dominant shear”, (2006), Materials Science and Engineering A , A432, 191-201.

A.Dorogoy, D. Rittel, “ A numerical study of the applicability of the Shear Compression Specimen to parabolic hardening materials ”, (2006), Exp. Mech. A, Vol 46, 355-366.

A. Bhattacharrya, D. Rittel and G. Ravichandran, “ Strain rate effect on the evolution of deformation texture for alpha-Fe ”, (2006), Metall. and Mater. Trans. A, Vol 37A(4)), 1137-1145.

D. Rittel, Z.G. Wang and M. Merzer, “ Adiabatic shear failure and dynamic stored energy of cold work ”, (2006), Phys. Rev. Letters, Vol 96(7), 075502-1-075502-4.

S. Moisa, G, Landsberg, D. Rittel, and J.L. Halary, “ Hysteretic thermal behavior of amorphous semi-aromatic polyamides ”, (2005), Polymer, Vol 46,11870-11875.

H. Saguy and D. Rittel, “ Bridging thin and thick skin solutions for alternating currents in cracked conductors ”, (2005), Appl. Phys. Letters, Vol 87,084103:1-3.

D. Rittel and A.J. Rosakis, “ Dynamic fracture of beryllium-bearing bulk metallic glass systems: a cross-technique comparison”, (2005), Eng. Frac. Mech., Vol 72, 1905-1919.

D. Rittel, “ Adiabatic shear failure of a syntactic polymeric foam”, (2005), Matls. Letters, Vol 59/14-15, 845-1848.

B.N. Cox, H. Gao, D. Gross and D. Rittel, “ Modern topics and challenges in dynamic fracture”, (2005), J. Mech. Physics Solids, Vol.53, 565-596.

A. Bhattacharyya, D. Rittel and G. Ravichandran, “ Effect of strain rate on deformation texture of OFHC copper”, (2005), Scripta Materialia,52, 657-661

A. Dorogoy and D. Rittel, “ Numerical validation of the Shear Compression Specimen (SCS). Part II: Dynamic large strain testing”, (2005), Experimental Mechanics, 45 (2), 178-185.

A. Dorogoy and D. Rittel, “ Numerical validation of the Shear Compression Specimen (SCS). Part I: Quasi-static large strain testing”, (2005), Experimental Mechanics, 45 (2), 167-177.

D. Rittel, N. Frage and M.P. Dariel, “ Dynamic mechanical and fracture properties of an infiltrated TiC-1080 steel cermet”, (2005), Int. J. Solids and Structures, Vol.42 No. 2,697-715.

D. Rittel, “ A hybrid experimental-numerical investigation of dynamic shear fracture”, (2005), Eng. Fract. Mech.,72, 73-89.

W.D. Kaplan, D. Rittel, M. Lieberthal, N. Frage and M.P. Dariel, “ Static and dynamic mechanical damage mechanisms in TiC-1080 steel cermets”, (2004), Scripta Mater., Vol.51, 37-41.

D. Rittel, R. Levin and D. Dorogoy, “ On the isotropy of the dynamic mechanical and failure properties of swaged tungsten heavy alloys”, (2004), Metall. and Matls. Trans. A 35A, 3787-3795.

M. Vural and D. Rittel, “ An educational visualization technique for Kolsky (split-Hopkinson) bar”, (2003), Exp. Tech. Nov/Dec 03, 35-39.

M. Vural, D. Rittel and G. Ravichandran, “ Large strain mechanical behavior of 1018 cold-rolled steel over a wide range of strain rates”, (2003), Met. & Mat. Trans. A, Vol.34A, 2873-2885.

A. Benatar, D. Rittel and A.L.Yarin, “ Theoretical and experimental analysis of longitudinal wave propagation in cylindrical viscoelastic rods”, (2003), J. Mech. Physics Solids, Vol.51, 1413-1431.

E. Zussman, D. Rittel and A.L.Yarin, “ Failure modes of electrospun nanofibers ”, (2003), Appl. Physics Letters, Vol.82 No. 22, 3958-3960.

D. Rittel, N. Eliash and J.L. Halary, “ Hysteretic heating of modified poly(methylmethacrylate)”, (2003), Polymer, Vol. 44/9, 2817-2822.

D. Rittel, B. Tanguy, A. Pineau and T. Thomas, “ Impact fracture of a ferritic steel in the lower shelf regime”, (2002), Intl. Journal of Fracture, Vol. 117, 101-112.

D. Rittel, A. Pineau, J. Clisson and L. Rota, “ On testing of Charpy specimens using the one point bend impact technique ”, (2002), Experimental Mechanics Vol. 42 no. 3, 247-252.

M. Ichihara, D. Rittel and B. Sturtevant, “ Fragmentation of a porous viscoelastic material: implications to magma fragmentation ”, (2002), J. Geophys. Research v. Solid Earth, Vol. 107 October.

D. Rittel, S. Lee and G. Ravichandran, “Large strain constitutive behavior of OFHC copper over a wide range of strain-rates using the shear compression specimen”, (2002), Mechanics of Materials, Vol. 34, 627-642.

D. Rittel, S. Lee and G. Ravichandran, “ A shear compression specimen for large strain testing”, (2002), Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 42 No. 1, 58-64.

R. Lazarovitch, D. Rittel and I. Bucher, “Practical crack identification using electrical impedance tomography”, (2002), NDT& E-International, Vol. 35, 301-316.

D. Rittel and G. Weisbrod, “Dynamic fracture of tungsten base heavy alloys”, (2001), Int. Journal of Fracture, Vol. 212, 87-98.

O. Bougaut and D. Rittel, “ On crack-tip cooling during dynamic crack initiation”, (2001), International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 38 No.15, 2517-2532.

D. Rittel , “A note of the dynamic failure of PMMA”, (2000), Int. Journal of Fracture, Vol. 106 No. 2, L3-L8.

G. Weisbrod and D. Rittel, “A method for dynamic fracture toughness determination using short beams”, (2000), Intl. Journal of Fracture, Vol. 104 No. 1, 91-104.

Y. Rabin and D. Rittel, “Infrared temperature sensing of mechanically loaded specimens: thermal analysis”, (2000), Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 40 No. 2, 197-202.

D. Rittel and Y. Rabin , “An investigation of the heat generated during cyclic loading of two glassy polymers. Part II: thermal analysis”, Mechanics of Materials (2000), Vol. 32 No. 3, 149-159.

D. Rittel, “An investigation of the heat generated during cyclic loading of two glassy polymers. Part I: experimental ”, Mechanics of Materials (2000), Vol. 32 No. 3, 131-147.

D. Rittel, “Experimental investigation of transient thermoplastic effects in dynamic fracture”, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 37 No.21, (2000), 2901-2913.

A. Shirizly, D. Rittel, Rubinski, L. and J. Tirosh, “On damage distribution in the upsetting process of sintered porous materials”, Intl. Journal of Fracture, Vol. 97 No. 1/4, (1999), 55-69.

D. Rittel, “Thermomechanical aspects of dynamic crack initiation”, Intl. Journal of Fracture, Vol. 99 No. 3, (1999), 201-212.

Y. Rabin and D. Rittel, “A model for the time response of solid-embedded thermocouples ”, Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 39 No. 1, (1999), 132-136.

D. Studny, D. Rittel and E. Zussman, “ Impact fracture of screws for disassembly ” ASME Transactions, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 121 No. 1, (1999),118-126.

D. Rittel, “ On the conversion of plastic work to heat during high strain rate deformation of glassy polymers ”, Mechanics of Materials,Vol. 31, No. 2, (1999), 131-139.

D. Rittel, “The influence of temperature on dynamic failure mode transitions”, (1998), Mechanics of Materials, Vol. 30 No. 3, 217-227.

D. Rittel and R. Levin, “Mode-mixity and dynamic failure mode transitions in polycarbonate”, Mechanics of Materials, Vol. 30 No. 3, (1998), 197-216.

D. Rittel, “Transient temperature measurement using embedded thermocouples”, Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 38 No. 2, (1998), 73-79.

D. Rittel, “Experimental investigation of transient thermoelastic effects in dynamic fracture”, International Journal of Solids and Structures. Vol. 35 No. 22, (1998), 2959-2973.

D. Rittel, R. Levin and H. Maigre, “The influence of mode-mixity on dynamic failure mode transitions in polycarbonate ”, J. Physique France 7, Colloque C3, (1997), 861-866.

D. Rittel, R. Levin and H. Maigre, “On dynamic crack initiation in polycarbonate under mixed-mode loading”, Mechanics Research Communications, Vol. 24, No. 1, (1997), 57-64.

D. Rittel and H. Maigre, “A study of mixed-mode dynamic crack initiation in PMMA”, Mechanics Research Communications, Vol. 23, No. 5, (1996), 475-481.

D. Rittel and H. Maigre, “An investigation of dynamic crack initiation in PMMA ”, Mechanics of Materials, Vol. 23 No. 3, (1996), 229-239.

H. Maigre and D. Rittel, “Dynamic fracture detection using the force-displacement reciprocity: application to the compact compression specimen ”, International Journal of Fracture , Vol. 73 No. 1, (1995), 67-79.

H. Maigre and D. Rittel, “Mixed-mode quantification for dynamic fracture initiation: application to the compact compression specimen ”, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 30 No. 23, (1993), 3233-3244.

H. Maigre, D. Rittel and H.D. Bui, “Determination experimentale de la tenacite dynamique : une nouvelle approche ”, Revue du GAMI, No. 445, (1992), 8-11.

D. Rittel, H. Maigre and H.D. Bui, “A new method for dynamic fracture toughness testing ”, Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia, 26, (1992), 1593-1598.

H.D. Bui, H. Maigre and D. Rittel , “A new approach to the experimental determination of the dynamic stress intensity factor ”, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 29 No. 23, (1992), 2881-2895.

D. Rittel, R. Aharonov, G. Feigin and I. Roman, “Experimental investigation of surface instabilities in cylindrical tensile metallic specimens ”, Acta Metallurgica et Materialia, 39 No. 4, (1991), 719-724.

D. Rittel, “The influence of microstructure on the macroscopic patterns of surface instabilities in metals ”, Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia, 24, (1990), 1759-1764.

D. Rittel and I. Roman, “Tensile deformation of coarse grained cast austenitic manganese steels ”, Materials Science and Engineering, A110 (1989), 77-87.

D. Rittel and I. Roman, “Cyclic properties of coarse grained cast austenitic manganese steels ”, International Journal of Fatigue, 11 (3) (1989), 177-182.

D. Rittel and I. Roman, “Tensile fracture of coarse grained cast austenitic manganese steels ”, Metallurgical Transactions, 19A (1988), 2269-2277.

D. Rittel and G. Faingold, “On the application of metallurgical techniques to forensic sciences ”, Journal of Forensic Sciences, 33 (1) (1988), 210-216.

D. Rittel and I. Roman, “Plastic dilatancy as a parameter for ductile fracture criterion ”, International Journal of Fracture, 35 (1987), R61-R64.

D. Rittel and I. Roman, “Ductility and precipitation in sintered tungsten alloys ”, Materials Science and Engineering, 82 (1986), 93-99.

D. Rittel, I. Roman and M. Bercovier, “A finite element modelling of embrittlement in composite liquid phase sintered heavy alloys ”, ASME Transactions, Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, 108 (1986), 159-162.

Roman and D. Rittel, “ Failure analysis of materials systems in aircraft structures ”, FORUM, The International Society of Air Safety Investigators, 16 (2) (1983), 4-8.

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