Shock (mechanics)

In mechanics and physics, shock is a sudden acceleration caused, for example, by impact, drop, kick, earthquake, or explosion.

Shock describes matter subject to extreme rates of force with respect to time.

[12] A wide variety of laboratory instrumentation is available; stand-alone shock data loggers are also used.

Even laboratory controlled shocks often have uneven shapes and include short duration spikes; Noise can be reduced by appropriate digital or analog filtering.

Fragile items and packaged goods respond with variation to uniform laboratory shocks;[15] Replicate testing is often called for.