Question

How do I find the force from drop shock using material properties?

Answer 1

A damping coefficient is a material property that indicates whether a material will bounce back or return energy to a system. For example, a basketball has a low damping coefficient (a good bounce back). If the bounce is caused by an unwanted vibration or shock, a high damping coefficient in the material will diminish the response. It will swallow the energy and reduce the undesired reaction

Answer 2

The first step is to set the equations for gravitational potential energy and work equal to each other and solve for force. W = PE is F × d = m × g × h, so F = (m × g × h) ÷ d. The second and final step is to plug the values from the problem into the equation for force.