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For future reference for anyone that comes across this post or is interested in more information. I came across this paper from 1972 by EW Clements: https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/746444.pdf "Shipboard Shock and Navy Devices for its Simulation", which goes into detail and actually...

Ah! I was honestly confused that I hadn't found anything like this for this knowing that it was a mil-spec test and it should be standardized with supporting calculations. Thanks for finding this! Definitely helps me out a lot. I appreciate your help as well! The issue with this method is...

Here you go.

Let me find one in the spec.

I understand what you are saying. I suppose that with the given information there doesn't appear to be a way to accurately predict the results. Thank you for your response. Yes, the test item is mounted to the anvil. In the video, the tested item is shock isolated with some sort of isolation...

This test is based on the MIL-DTL-901e shock test. Oddly enough, there is no additional information in the spec which might allow for this test to be accurately modeled prior to testing. If I had access to one of these machines I would just use the accelerometer as suggested, but I don't. One...

The goal is to analytically estimate the G's before putting anything on the test machine

Here's a video of this type of test being done.

This is ultimately a shock test to determine if whatever is placed on the anvil can withstand a high G value. Really only looking to know the max Gs experienced by the anvil. Does that clarify your question? Honestly, the information I have is limited to what I've given, but to your point, I...

There is a lot of missing information in this problem. The set up is very vague but ultimately, the hammer is released at some angle above the horizontal, it swings down and makes impact with the anvil. The arc radius of the travel and the weight of the hammer and anvil are known. The rest can...

Thank you for the suggestion, I will take a look and see what I can find.

Hi all, I'm a bit embarrassed but I'm extremely rusty with a lot of engineering principles. I've mainly been working in automation and controls within a manufacturing setting and have not done anything like this in ages. Anyways, I have a problem I need to solve and I need to determine the...