This paper i s a s t a t e -o f -t h e -a r t r e p o r t on t h e behavior o f concrete m a t e r i a l s under dynamic 1 oading, t h a t i s impact o r i m p u l s i v e loads. Three i n t e r a c t i n g events a r e discussed and reviewed. They a r e d e t e r m i n a t i o n o f dynamic p r o p e r t i e s through experiments, development o f c o n s t i t u t i v e equations and propagation o f waves. Research done i n these areas i s summarized, reviewed and c o r r e l a t e d w i t h p

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... a r t i c u l a r a t t e n t i o n t o c o n s t i t u t i v e r e l a t i o n s and t h e i n f l u e n c e o f m a t e r i a l s t r a i n r a t e on t h e dynamic behavior.