Determination of contact force by compression testing of cylindrical specimens

Abstract

This paper presents a method for determining values of dynamic parameters of the Hunt and Crossley model in order to estimate the amount of force generated at the point of contact (contact force) in an impact. A two-degree-of-freedom lumped-mass-system based on a non-linear visco-elastic model as proposed by Hunt and Crossley has been widely used to accurately model contact force. The primary difficulty associated with the Hunt and Crossley contact force model is the need to determine the unknown dynamic parameters of the model, which can be obtained by calibrating the model against results from high-speed impact experiments. Spherical impactors have to be placed in the gas-gun barrel for ac..