SYMPOSIA PAPER
Published:
01 January 1986
STP19371S
Instrumented Impact Test Data Interpretation
SourceThis paper provides a guide for those becoming acquainted with instrumented impact testing and faced with acquiring accurate data and subsequently evaluating it. The discussion deals with (1) preparation of the system for data collection and (2) evaluating the data collected. The system preparation discussion covers the determination of the major data system parameters and gives examples of the most commonly occurring data collection problems. Procedures are also presented for determining the acceptability of the data produced, and guidelines are proposed for utilizing data to answer experimenters' questions.
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Cheresh, MC
General Research Corp., Santa Barbara, CA
McMichael, S
General Research Corp., Santa Barbara, CA
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Developed by Committee: D20
Pages: 9–23
DOI: 10.1520/STP19371S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4996-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0937-7