Table 1. Values for calculation of impact forces using Equation 1, for 36 kg Homalocephale colathoceros and 488 kg Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis, at closing speeds of 6.7 and 3 m/s for each. In Pachycephalosaurus the highest stress is for a focused point impact, and the alternate high stress is for the software's point force application. Peak stresses diminish indirect proportion with diminishing forces.
 
Homalocephale colathoceros 36 kg
Closing speed 6.7m/s
Deceleration distance
Force
Fx
Fy
Max. von Mises stress
(point impact)
0.06 m
13467 N
5919
-12096
11.72 MPa
0.12 m
6734 N
2960
-6048
5.862 MPa
0.24 m
3367 N
1480
-3024
2.391 MPa
Closing speed 3m/s
0.06 m
2700 N
1175
-2402
2.328 MPa
0.12 m
1350 N
587.5
-1201
1.164 MPa
0.24 m
675 N
293.8
-600.5
0.582 MPa
Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis 488 kg
Closing speed 6.7 m/s
Deceleration distance
Force (Fy)
Max. von Mises stress
127.3 MPa
0.165 m
-66383 N
14660 MPa
0.33 m
-33191 N
0.66 m
-16596 N
Closing speed 3m/s
0.165 m
-14494 N
0.33 m
-7247 N
0.66 m
-3624 N