An energy-absorbing car bumper with its springs initially undeformed has an equivalent spring constant of 3000 lb/in.
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An energy-absorbing car bumper with its springs initially undeformed has an equivalent spring constant of 3000 lb/in. If the 2500-lb car approaches a massive wall with a speed of 5 mi/hr, determine
(a) The velocity v of the car as a function of time during contact with the wall, where t = 0 is the beginning of the impact,
(b) The maximum deflection xmax of the bumper.
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Engineering Mechanics Dynamics
ISBN: 9781118885840
8th Edition
Authors: James L. Meriam, L. G. Kraige, J. N. Bolton
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