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thanks for your help,,, I'll work on it from that angle

mgb_phys,, Thank you for the reply. The base plate of the testing device will be 16" x 16" x 2" thick steel plate. The device will rest on a concrete floor to run the test. 4, 1/2" diameter steel rods will be mounted into the base plate and slide through the mounting plate to guide the...

Homework Statement I am creating a device to provide 250 to 300 g's of impact force to an electrical device in a plastic housing. I would like to lift a steel plate approximately 16" x 16" X thickness "T",, to a height of "Y" and release it. It would fall at the rate of gravity, impacting a...