Research Article

Study on Concrete Pier Impact Performance after Implementing Equal Cross-Section Stainless Steel with Protection from Closed-Cell Aluminum Foam

Table 6

Impact force test results and comparison.

Height of the drop hammer (m)Average impact velocity (m/s)1st group2nd group
Peak impact force (kN)Relative ratio (%)Peak impact force (kN)Relative ratio (%)
S1-16Z2-16S1-20Z2-20

20.72111.5768.9538.289.361.930.68
41.10200.49138.4130.96124.6187.9529.42
61.42313.66202.7235.37153.47114.4725.41
81.67478.85360.6524.68349.4292.8216.19
101.84672.11618.288.01578.77498.5213.87
122.08830.39756.088.95781.72737.355.68