onemillimeter,
What I would suggest is that you get your hands on this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Vibration-Analysis-Electronic-Equipment-Steinberg/dp/047137685X
beginning on page 290 (of my version) there is a very good section on hammer shock.
It includes many practical sample problems...
I have a question about various software that is used in testing, namely Shock and Random Vibe.
I'm an M.E. so I understand the basic definition of DOF but in the various software that is used in these tests there is usually a degrees of freedom slot in the software interface that requires a...