"Simon Bridge" Does that mean in this practical situation, evaluating impact force by mathematical model using only the known variables such as mass and height is invalid?
I do have a force gauge (Mecmesin Advanced Force Gauge 500N) but not sure if this device is valid to measure the impact...
I am doing a simple steel ball drop test on glass to see if the glass passes the standards.
We are dropping 1.18 inches (0.535kg) steel ball at the height of 51inches (1.295m).
Now, I can calculate final velocity at the impact, but cannot calculate the actual impact force.
One of the method...