Research Article

Experimental Study on the Impact Resistance of Closed-Cell Aluminum Foam Protective Materials to RC Piers under Lateral Impact

Table 5

Impact force tests and comparison results.

Number of impactsImpact velocity (m/s)AB
Peak impact force (N)Peak impact force (N)
Z1Z2Z3Z4Z5Z6

10.76141325185191227778120032123848209523
20.96286790349726561243213523291601490077
31.14391589510449783568304444467919710989
41.32411929559816798734332313518272742452
51.54584181618146836631502325612651806947
61.76832042619288860014847526643180880424
71.98935698674108873605980534712285906452
82.2110419217644278905641132032811211928309
92.4311940679294939657481260716905478936921