Research Article

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

Table 7

Test results and comparison of the top displacements.

Height of the drop hammer (m)Average impact velocity (m/s)1st group2nd group
Displacement peak values (mm)Relative ratio (%)Displacement peak values (mm)Relative ratio (%)
S1-16Z2-16S1-20Z2-20

20.7210.1913.0221.7410.9813.9421.23
41.1017.7922.922.3113.1516.7421.45
61.4232.1141.7823.1520.7526.9923.12
81.6741.7666.9137.5932.148.1333.31
101.8454.3393.9242.1546.4970.6934.23
122.0870.13121.3142.1957.5587.3434.11