Recent content by rhader

Fair enough. I had always though that there would still be some component in the opposite direction. As when you pinch an object at a stand still on the ground it flips up but also has a direction towards the opposite side of where you were pinching it? that being said I am concerned with the...

I am looking for a Force to start with in an impact scenario for penetration / damage results to a panel on the front of a car... like a bumper for instance... or an oil pan or something... I just need a force that I can substantiate to a certain extent... i.e. not just a number I picked...

Time is a man made measurement. I would have to re-read Hawkins proposal in order to see his references in regards to time as an entity. However in general time does not exist it is a unit used to measure the existence of space. such as we use other units of measurement for distance etc...

Hey Guys, I have a problem I am working on and was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction. The problem: I need to calculate a force to apply to a given area of the front of a vehicle in relaticely small collision / impact with both a stationary and possibly a small...