Kosing, Oliver E2019-01-312019-01-311998https://hdl.handle.net/10539/26357A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johanneaburg, in fulfilment of the requirerments for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.In this work a new high speed metal forming process is experimentally and theoretically investigated and discussed. The high speed metal forming is carried out in a liquid shock tube. The pressure energy of a liquid shock wave, which is generated non-explosively is used to form the metal workpiece.(abbreviation abstract)enShock waves.Shock tubes.Thesis