+1006 Data:
Net Force of Collision: 20,000 pounds/90,000 Newtons
Mass of Vehicle: 6,500 pounds/29,250 Newtons
Time Duration of Collision: 0.15 seconds
Vehicle Speed after Collision: 0
Other Data:
Car applied brakes around 24 meters before the steel swing gate.
Coefficient of Static Friction: around 0.732
Coefficient of Kinetic Friction: around 0.798
I do realize this is a physics problem, but I can't seem to figure out the math behind it. Anybody willing to help?
+33661 You don't say what you are trying to calculate, so I've assumed you want to find the approaching velocities.
Also you can't have a mass in Newtons, so I've converted your 6500 pounds (mass) to kg. (there is a difference between lbf (force) and lb (mass)).
On second thoughts I should probably have assumed kinetic friction. However, static friction is usually higher than kinetic friction, so perhaps I've used the right numerical value after all!
+33661 You don't say what you are trying to calculate, so I've assumed you want to find the approaching velocities.
Also you can't have a mass in Newtons, so I've converted your 6500 pounds (mass) to kg. (there is a difference between lbf (force) and lb (mass)).
On second thoughts I should probably have assumed kinetic friction. However, static friction is usually higher than kinetic friction, so perhaps I've used the right numerical value after all!
