STRESS WAVE PROPAGATION IN SPLIT HOPKINSON PRESSURE BAR Submitted by Smaranika Nath (710ce2013) In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Masters of Technology in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering) under the guidance of Prof. Pradip Sarkar, NIT Rourkela Dr. Vasant Matsagar (IIT Delhi) Department of Civil Engineering National Institute of Technology Rourkela Orissa -769008, India