High Rate Testing System for Materials and Structures

恐怖主义袭击或海啸等人为或自然灾害的发生，会造成灾难性后果，造成人员伤亡和民众的恐惧心理，以及巨大的经济损失。车祸是另一个例子。在澳大利亚，仅2005年就有1636人在1481起交通事故中丧生。在这种情况下，研究设计新的材料和结构以获得最佳性能的需求很大。提出的新的高速率测试系统将显着推进这一领域的研究。该设施将直接支持军用和民用车辆，航空航天工业和国防材料和结构设计的一系列研究项目。

Human or natural disasters such as terrorist attack or tsunami take place and they have catastrophic consequences, in terms of fatalities and psyche of fear among the population, as well as enormous financial loss. Vehicle accident is another example. In Australia, 1636 people were killed in 1481 road crashes, in 2005 alone. There is a great demand for research into devising novel materials and structures for optimum performance under such circumstances. The proposed new high rate testing system will significantly advance research in this area. The facility will directly support a range of research projects in material and structural design in military and civil vehicles, aerospace industry and defence.