Research Article

An Experimental Study of the Feasibility of Identifying the Impact Damages of Reinforced Concrete Piers Using a Modal Frequency Method

Table 3

Impact scheme 1.

Impact timesDrop height (m)Car quality (kg)Axial pressure (kN)Drop hammer quality (kg)Friction coefficientTheoretical speed (m/s)Measured average velocity (m/s)Speed change rate (%)

1412002501660.121.1241.114−0.890
2612002501660.121.3761.335−2.980
3812002501660.121.5891.563−1.636
41012002501660.121.7771.770−0.56