Dynamics Problem

[bjfroese]

I have a plate being driven on rollers at a constant velocity. The plate then hits a block and stops the plate. I am trying to find with what force the plate hits the block. Any ideas?

[machineengineering]

bjfroese,

F=MA
M=mass of the plate
A=Acceleration

What is the block made of, does it have a spring behind it to cushion the shock?
How fast is the plate traveling?
I have not checked this site but I would immagine there are equations for determining the acceleration or in this case dceleration of the plate.
If the block is solid with no "give", then things get a litttle more complex as you need to calculate impulse or "shock" loading and the forces can get high fast.
Hope this points you in the right direction.

Regards,

[zeke]

How much effort did you make to find an answer.

I "googled" "forces of impact" and got 156,000,000 results.

Why can't you?

If you make an effort and have a problem understanding the answer I would gladly help you.