Expedited Award for Novel Research:  Preliminary Investi-   gation of Solitons in Solid Mechanics
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The objective of this proposal is to conduct a preliminary                      analytical/experimental investigation on the effects of solitons in             solid materials.  Soliton is a single isolated wave pulse which                 propagates at a constant velocity without change in shape or                    amplitude in a nonlinear elastic medium.  Since its discovery in                1834, it has been studied theoretically but to date it has never been           recorded experimentally in solids.  This is an Expedited Award for              Novel Research in which the PIs will attempt to detect the solitons             indirectly by impacting a one dimensional sandwich model which is               fabricated with alternating metal and rubber plates.  Successive                spallation of the metal plates will be an indirect and simple                   evidence of the existence of solitons.  In addition to its academic             interest, this soliton study will provide an insight to the dynamic             fracture of elastomeric spring and in the design of shock isolation             devices.
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{'Code': '1441', 'Text': 'MECHANICS'}
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