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    Vertical acceleration due to car going over speed bump

    Fixed it and I got 5.4g as my maximum acceleration vertical. Thanks again.
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    Vertical acceleration due to car going over speed bump

    Thanks. This has been helpful.
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    Vertical acceleration due to car going over speed bump

    r = (4² + ¼*12²)/2*4 =6.5 Yes, but I see naught where you are going with this?
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    Vertical acceleration due to car going over speed bump

    Yes, but speed bumps and speed humps are different. Also I was assuming I should use the bump where the force would be greatest. maybe I was going too high with 4'' but http://www.innoplast.com/sbs6.html was closer to what I was imagining going over.
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    Vertical acceleration due to car going over speed bump

    Nothing was given other than the thing I am designing should be able to withstand the force of going over a speed bump. I originally had it at 30mph but my number was way higher so I lowered it hoping that would be my problem. I looked up online the higher end dimensions of a speed bump and got...
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    Vertical acceleration due to car going over speed bump

    Homework Statement Find the vertical acceleration of a car going over a speed bump a foot wide and 4 inches tall.Homework Equations Acceleration = dv/dtThe Attempt at a Solution http://imgur.com/55t2WCQI am getting an answer that is around 25*g I know this is way too much. neglecting the shocks...