The Faculty of Engineering Sciences
--  Department of Mechanical Engineering
 
ZARETSKY, EUGENE
 
Born: 1950, Russia
Ph.D.: 1980, Academy of Science of USSR

Research Interests: Thermal properties of materials, thermodynamics of 
phase transitions, mechanical properties of materials, shock material 
response.
Research Projects: X-Ray diffraction. Observation of stress relaxation process 
in shock material, funding: Bi-National Scientific Foundation, No. 92-00316. 
In situ study of kinetics and mechanisms of high-speed phase transitions, 
funding: National Scientific Foundation, No. 538/93. Dynamic behavior of 
materials, funding: Ministry of Defense, No. 49378367-01. Ceramic materials 
behavior under dynamic loading, funding: Ministry of Science, Israeli-
Russian Foundation, No. 1040-1-92.

Recent Publications
ZARETSKY, E. X-Ray diffraction evidences for the role of stacking faults in 
plastic deformation of solids under shock loading. Shock Waves 2:113, 
1992.
BEN-DOR, G. and ZARETSKY, E. Head-on interaction of planar shock 
waves with polyurethane foams. A semi-empirical model. Shock Waves, 
1993.
ZARETSKY, E. Self-strengthening of the stainless steel under shock loading. 
VI. Israel Conference on Material Engineering, Dead Sea, 1993.
ZARETSKY, E. Dislocation dynamics behind shock front. XIV High Pressure 
Science & Technology Conference of APS, Colorado-Springs, CO, USA.
ZARETSKY, E. and IGRA, O. Head-on collision of shock wave with 
polyurethane foam. ISSW 19, Marseilles, France, 1993.
Key words: Shock wave, material response, equation of state

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