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D-Index
43
Citations
10292
World Ranking
1686
National Ranking
649

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1985 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

M. J. Forrestal is affiliated with Sandia National Laboratories in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions in subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, and Civil and Structural Engineering. Additional areas of study include Computational Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's work spans several main topics which include:

  • High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
  • Energetic Materials and Combustion
  • Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
  • Electromagnetic Launch and Propulsion Technology
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
  • Transportation Safety and Impact Analysis

Forrestal has published widely, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Impact Engineering

Recent notable papers include:

  • Ballistic-Limit Velocities for 7.62 mm APM2 Bullets and Aluminum Alloy Armor Plates (2021), Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials
  • A Conical Striker Bar to Obtain Constant True Strain Rate for Kolsky Bar Experiments (2020), Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials
  • Perforation of Steel Plates with 7.62 mm APM2 Bullets (2022), Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials
  • Correction to: Perforation of Steel Plates with 7.62 mm APM2 Bullets (2022), Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials
  • Effect of Target Diameter on the Perforation of Aluminum Plates by Rigid Ogive-Nose Rod Projectiles (2022), Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials

The scientist has collaborated frequently with colleagues including Thomas L. Warren, Jens Kristian Holmen, Tore Børvik, and Karen Crosby.

M. J. Forrestal received recognition as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1985.

Best Publications

  • Pulse shaping techniques for testing brittle materials with a split hopkinson pressure bar

    D J Frew;Michael J Forrestal;Weinong W Chen

  • A split Hopkinson pressure bar technique to determine compressive stress-strain data for rock materials

    D. J. Frew;Michael J. Forrestal;W. Chen

  • A spherical cavity-expansion penetration model for concrete targets

    M.J. Forrestal;D.Y. Tzou

  • A split Hopkinson bar technique for low-impedance materials

    W. Chen;B. Zhang;M. J. Forrestal

  • Pulse shaping techniques for testing elastic-plastic materials with a split Hopkinson pressure bar.

    D. J. Frew;M. J. Forrestal;W. Chen

  • Dynamic Compression Testing of Soft Materials

    W. Chen;F. Lu;D. J. Frew;M. J. Forrestal

  • Penetration of 6061-T651 Aluminum Targets With Rigid Long Rods

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  • The effect of concrete target diameter on projectile deceleration and penetration depth

    D.J. Frew;M.J. Forrestal;J.D. Cargile

  • The effect of radial inertia on brittle samples during the split Hopkinson pressure bar test

    M.J. Forrestal;T.W. Wright;W. Chen

  • Penetration into ductile metal targets with rigid spherical-nose rods

    M.J. Forrestal;D.Y. Tzou;E. Askari;D.B. Longcope

  • Dynamic Spherical Cavity Expansion of Strain-Hardening Materials

    V. K. Luk;M. J. Forrestal;D. E. Amos

  • Perforation of aluminum plates with ogive-nose steel rods at normal and oblique impacts

    A.J. Piekutowski;M.J. Forrestal;K.L. Poormon;T.L. Warren

  • Penetration of Strain-Hardening Targets With Rigid Spherical-Nose Rods

    M. J. Forrestal;N. S. Brar;V. K. Luk

  • Dynamic small strain measurements of a metal specimen with a split Hopkinson pressure bar

    Weinong W Chen;B Song;D J Frew;Michael J Forrestal

  • Penetration of 7075-T651 aluminum targets with ogival-nose rods

    M.J. Forrestal;V.K. Luk;Z. Rosenberg;N.S. Brar

  • Perforation of 7075-T651 Aluminum Armor Plates with 7.62 mm APM2 Bullets

    M. J. Forrestal;T. Børvik;T. Børvik;T. L. Warren

  • Penetration Experiments with Limestone Targets and Ogive-Nose Steel Projectiles

    D. J. Frew;M. J. Forrestal;S. J. Hanchak

  • Perforation of 5083-H116 Aluminum Armor Plates with Ogive-Nose Rods and 7.62 mm APM2 Bullets

    T. Børvik;T. Børvik;M. J. Forrestal;T. L. Warren

  • Penetration of confined aluminum nitride targets by tungsten long rods at 1.5–4.5 km/s

    D.L. Orphal;R.R. Franzen;A.J. Piekutowski;M.J. Forrestal

  • Penetration into targets described by locked hydrostats and shear strength

    Unknown

  • A Model to Estimate Forces on Conical Penetrators Into Dry Porous Rock

    M. J. Forrestal;D. B. Longcope;F. R. Norwood

  • Mass loss from abrasion on ogive-nose steel projectiles that penetrate concrete targets

    S.A. Silling;M.J. Forrestal

Frequent Co-Authors

Weinong Chen
Weinong Chen Purdue University West Lafayette
Stewart Andrew Silling
Stewart Andrew Silling Sandia National Laboratories

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