Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Drop weight Impact Testing Machine

Drop Weight Impact Tester is used to measure the impact performance of raw material specimens and finished components.

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Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar


A split-Hopkinson bar is used to dynamically determine material constants, for example Young's modulus or mechanical stress. Young's modulus is a material constant that is a measure for how much a component is deformed when a force is applied to it.

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Split Hopkinson Pressure compression bar set-up for soft material characterization.

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Split Hopkinson Pressure compression bar set-up for high strength material

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Mini SHPB : Strain rate up-to 100,000 1/s

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Gas gun for direct projectile impact
Capacity : 1 kg mass up-to 300 m/s

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“SHPB for tensile loading Capacity cylindrical specimens, plate specimens and lap-joint specimens.