Dynamic / Impact loads
Dynamic / Impact loads
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I'm conducting an experiment by which I am dropping a weight (1kg) from different heights (0.1m – 1.5m) on a model scaffold structure. How can I differentiate when the load is dynamic and when it becomes an impact load, and how can I establish a transition between the two?
This question arose as someone told me that dropping an object from a small height i.e. 1kg falling from 0.1metres will/can be considered as a dynamic load whereas 1kg falling from 1metres will be an Impact load.
Response with information in regards to the question will be appreciated.
This question arose as someone told me that dropping an object from a small height i.e. 1kg falling from 0.1metres will/can be considered as a dynamic load whereas 1kg falling from 1metres will be an Impact load.
Response with information in regards to the question will be appreciated.






RE: Dynamic / Impact loads
Perhaps the distinction has to do with whether kinetic energy is significant. If you drop the weight from a "negligible" height, then there's not much velocity reached during the fall. How high is "negligible" is a matter of judgment.
RE: Dynamic / Impact loads
Impact and dynamic are just different shades of the same thing. I would think that all cases have an impact followed by a dynamic phase(when all objects are moving as one).
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