International Journal of Impact Engineering

Editor-in-Chief M. Langseth Dept. of Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU), NTNU, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway, Honorary Editor-in-Chief N. Jones Dept. of Mechanical Engin., University of Liverpool, P.O.Box 147, Liverpool, L69 38X, UK, Associate Editors T. Borvik Norwegian Defence Estates Angency/Department of Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway, C.E. Anderson Dept. of Engineering Dynamics, Southwest Research Institute, Post office Drawer 28510, San Antonio, TX 78228-0510, USA, S. Hiermaier Ernst-Mach-Institute, Fraunhofer Institut für Kurzzeitdynamik, Eckerstr. 4, 79104 Freiburg, Germany, Q.M. Li School of Mechanical, Aerospace & Civil Engineering (MACE), University of Manchester, Sackville Street, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK, D. Mohr Lab. des Solides Irradies, Ecole Polytechnique, route de Saclay, 91128 Palaiseau, France, V.P.W. Shim Dept. of Mechanical and Production Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS), 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, 119260 Singapore, T.X. Yu Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Q. Zhou Dept. of Automotive Engineering, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China, Editorial Advisory Board W. Altenhof Dept. of Mechanical, Automotive and Materials Engineering, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, N9B 3P4, Canada, M. Alves Dept. of Mechatronics and Mechanical Systems Engin., Universidade de São Paulo, Prof. Mello de Moraes Avenue 2231, 05508 900 Sao Paulo SP, Brazil, Y.L. Bai Inst. of Mechanics, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China, G. Belingardi Dipart. di Meccanica, Politecnico di Torino, corso Duca Degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy, W.J. Cantwell Dept. of Clinical Engineering, University of Liverpool, The Duncan Building Daulby Street, Liverpool, L69 3GA, UK, M.J. Forrestal 1805 Newton Place NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA, N.K. Gupta Dept. of Applied Mechanics, Indian Institute of Technology, 600 036 New Delhi, India, T. Holmquist Computational Mechanics Minneapolis office, Southwest Research Institute, 5353 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 607, Saint Louis Park, MN 55416, USA, M.S. Hoo Fatt Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-3903, USA, O.S. Hopperstad Dept. of Structural Engineering, Sim Lab., Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU), N-7491 Norway Trondheim, Norway, D. Karagiozova Inst. of Mechanics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Street, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria, T. Krauthammer Centre for Infrastructure protection and Physical security, University of Florida, 365 Weil Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA, G. Lu School of Mech. & Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798 Singapore, Singapore, B. Lundberg Ångstrom Lab., Molecular Biomimetics, Uppsala Universitet, Dept For Photochem. And Molec. Science. Box 523, 751 20 Uppsala, Sweden, R.A.W. Mines Dept. of Clinical Engineering, University of Liverpool, The Duncan Building Daulby Street, Liverpool, L69 3GA, UK, G.N. Nurick Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, 7701 Rondebosch, South Africa, J.K. Paik Dept. of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering (NAOE), Pusan National University, 30 Jangjeon-Dong, Geumjeong-Gu, 609-735 Busan, South Korea, S. R. Reid Dept. of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, Kings College, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, UK, Z. Rosenberg RAFAEL, PO Box 2250 Haifa, Israel, W.P. Schonberg Dept. of Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering, Missouri S & T, 1401 N Pine Street, 211 Butler-Carlton Hall, Rolla, 65409-0030, USA, W.J. Stronge Dept. of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ, UK, K. Thoma Ernst-Mach-Institute, Fraunhofer Institut für Kurzzeitdynamik, Eckerstr. 4, 79104 Freiburg, Germany, R. Vaziri Dept. of Civil Engineering and Materials Engineering, University of British Columbia, 6250 Applied Science Lane, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada, H.N.G. Wadley Dept. of Material Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, 395 McCormick Road, Charlottesville, VA 22904 4745, USA, S.M. Walley Dept. of Physics, SMF Group, University of Cambridge, J.J. Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, UK, T. Warren 3804 Shenandoah PL, Albuquerque, NM 87111, USA, T. Wierzbicki Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USA, M. Worswick Dept. of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West