Thanks so much for your input. There is another way to test the shock. There is a machine but it costs $ so I think they wanted to see if they could just drop it and get about the same results. It looks like, unless they are willing to drop it many times from different heights and then...
Assuming I know the weight, cross-sectional area and material of the object, are there any equations that can help me figure x out? Are there standard "give" estimated values for the ground. For instance, 40N of force makes the ground give .1 cm?
Ok, so if I assume it stops in .01 s, the velocity changes to 98.06s.
The using the second equation I would get h=490.3 meters.
Is there any good way/equation to estimate how long it would take to stop so I can get a better height estimate?
I have been out of school for a few years so my physics is rusty. I need help figuring something out for my job. I need to know how high I must drop an object so that it hits the ground with an impact of 1000g's. The object is a cylindar and weighs 2lbs.
I have been confusing myself. I...