High Rate Testing System for Materials and Structures

人类或自然灾害，如恐怖袭击或海啸的发生，会造成灾难性的后果，包括死亡人数和民众的恐惧心理，以及巨大的经济损失。交通事故是另一个例子。在澳大利亚，仅2005年一年，就有1636人死于1481起交通事故。在这种情况下，迫切需要研究设计出具有最佳性能的新型材料和结构。提出的新型高速率测试系统将大大推进这一领域的研究。该设施将直接支持一系列军用和民用车辆、航空航天工业和国防领域的材料和结构设计研究项目。

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.