Calculation of Shear Modulus Behind Shock Wave

Abstract

The authors implement the approach of calculation of mechanical characteristics
of substances behind the front of strong shock waves in a consolidated system of few-
parameter equation of state. The results are compared with available theoretical calculations and experimental data. For uranium the authors provide an analytical approximation of the Poisson ratio of the pressure behind the shock wave and determined non-monotonic dependence of the shear modulus on the pressure and temperature.