Impact loading remains one of the topics in Engineering Mechanics that is not expressively discussed. Understanding the dynamics of impact loads, forces and resulting stresses calls for well-crafted and procedural coverage. This work offers a comprehensive solution to course questions on impact loading, that, to this end, had remained unsatisfactorily answered. The set of 5-questions are seemingly the assignment preferred by professors when giving a test in the impact load topic. They have appeared year after year, mostly in the exact form presented herein, or in a tweaked variation of the same. This work provides a step-by-step solution, with explanations, equations, and diagrams to help the student understand the entire context of each question. All calculations have been confirmed and are presented in standard units.
Students will find this solution helpful even in handling other questions in Impact loading mechanics. What is Impact Factor? Derive, step by step, a relationship between Static and Dynamic Deflection (δ and δst) and Equivalent Static Force (Fe) and static loading due to weight of part (W) in a member subjected to tensile loading.
