In the laboratory, engineers use vibration and shock testing to simulate transportation and service platform environments. Shock, specifically, refers to sudden mechanical or physical acceleration or deceleration due to an impact, explosion or drop, and it is measured by an accelerometer.
Element shock testing equipment and facilities
Drop machines, pulse synthesis tables, and other impact equipment available at Element labs readily accommodate test specimens of various sizes, applying half sine, sawtooth, and square wave forces up to 50,000 g's with durations ranging from 1 to several hundred milliseconds. Element experts conduct shock testing on our U. S. Navy-approved, MIL-S-901D, lightweight, hammer shock machines in accordance with MIL-STD-810F or individual customer requirements. Element labs also feature a 40-foot drop tower in Jupiter, Florida.
Contact the dynamics testing experts at Element for help with your quality program.