© 2014. Shishay Amare Gebremeskel, Neelanchali Asija, Aryan Priyanshu, Hemant Chouhan & Naresh Bhatnagar. This is a research/review paper, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non commercial use, distribution, and reproduction inany medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Global Journal of Researches in Engineering: A Mechanical and Mechanics Engineering Volume 14 Issue 7 Version 1.0 Year 2014 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Inc. (USA) Online ISSN: 2249-4596 & Print ISSN: 0975-5861 Design Customization and Development of Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar for Light and Soft Armour Materials By Shishay Amare Gebremeskel, Neelanchali Asija, Aryan Priyanshu, Hemant Chouhan & Naresh Bhatnagar Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India Abstract- In order to face the grand challenge of characterizing soft and light armour material system shaving polymers and shear thickening fluids under impacts at high strain rates lead to design and development of this particular SHPB set up. The developed set up is designed for a maximum firing pressure of 300 bar of nitrogen gas and it comprises automated gas filling and firing, striker bar velocity recording and data acquisition system. Pressure bars are made of titanium alloy due to its high yield strength and reasonably lower density which could protect plastic deformation, wave dispersion and reduces impedance mismatch with the intended soft specimens, unlike maraging steel bars. The maximum stresses on the critical parts of the setup are crosschecked with simulation results and compared with corresponding yield strengths. Velocity-pressure calibration of the developed setup shows higher velocities can be achieved at any particular pressure, when it is compared with the existing public domain velocity calibration of SHPB setup. Keywords: split hopkinson pressure bar, high strain rate impact, armour, customized design, simulation. GJRE-A Classification : FOR Code: DesignCustomizationandDevelopmentofSplitHopkinsonPressureBarforLightandSoftArmourMaterials Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: 091399p