Miniature Kolsky Bar & Digital Twin Poster Project

High-throughput dynamic material characterization poster for Penn State & Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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📁 Repository Structure

SHPB_Poster/
├── html/                          # Modern HTML/CSS Poster (Recommended)
│   ├── poster.html                # Interactive poster source (open in Chrome / Edge)
│   ├── Kolsky_Poster_HTML.pdf     # High-resolution vector print PDF (24" x 32")
│   ├── poster_html_preview-1.png  # High-resolution PNG preview
│   └── images/                    # Junction link to master images
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├── latex/                         # LaTeX / TikZ Poster Source
│   ├── main.tex                   # LaTeX poster source code
│   ├── Kolsky_Poster_LaTeX.pdf    # Compiled LaTeX print PDF (24" x 32")
│   ├── poster_updated_preview-1.png # Preview image of LaTeX version
│   └── images/                    # Junction link to master images
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├── images/                        # Master image assets (SEM, Micro-CT, FE meshes, diagrams)
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├── scripts/                       # Python data visualization and asset generation scripts
│   ├── generate_automation_diagram.py
│   ├── generate_card5_composite.py
│   ├── generate_digital_twin.py
│   └── generate_imaging_strip.py
├── AGENTS.md                      # AI Developer & Collaborator Reference Guide
├── README.md

For AI agents and developers working on this project, consult AGENTS.md for design guidelines, grid rules, and compilation instructions.

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🚀 How to View & Edit

Option 1: HTML/CSS Poster (html/) — Fastest & Most Flexible

• View / Edit: Double-click html/poster.html to open in any web browser (Chrome or Edge). Edit the text or styling directly in any editor.
• Export to PDF: Press Ctrl + P in Chrome/Edge, select Save as PDF, and ensure paper size is set to 24" $\times$ 32" (with background graphics enabled).
• Headless Build:

  Start-Process -FilePath "chrome.exe" -ArgumentList '--headless=new', '--no-pdf-header-footer', '--run-all-compositor-stages-before-draw', '--print-to-pdf="html\Kolsky_Poster_HTML.pdf"', 'file:///' + (Resolve-Path "html\poster.html") -Wait -NoNewWindow

Option 2: LaTeX Poster (latex/)

• Navigate to the latex/ directory and compile with pdflatex:

  cd latex
  pdflatex -jobname=Kolsky_Poster_LaTeX -interaction=nonstopmode main.tex

• Compiled PDF: latex/Kolsky_Poster_LaTeX.pdf