Failure of plastic panels due to drop impact

• Main Author: Wee, Alvin Jie Hong.
• Other Authors: Chai Gin Boay
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Testing of materials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/40649
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The impact resistance of a material is an important consideration of service life and product safety and liability. This project aims to investigate the effect of impact velocity and impact weight on impact resistance by conducting Dynatup drop impact testing on acrylic and polycarbonate. It is conc...