NASA·Tech

Hammer Tests Can Work Without Perfect Impacts

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 02 November 2026, 20:47 UTC ·10 sec listen

NASA researchers explain that instrumented hammer tests do not need a perfect half-sine impact. If force and response are measured accurately, ripples or multiple contacts can still provide valid, useful input data for analyzing a structure.

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