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westerndragon76
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I believe that this calculator generates answers assuming that the only force acting on a falling object after it has encountered a stopping surface is the force of the stopping surface. The calculator needs to factor in gravity throughout the whole fall. Would someone else please verify?
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html
Click Mechanics, work-energy principle, and then impact force of falling object, and "Since you know velocity, mass, and kinetic energy, can you predict the force of impact?"
Example numbers:
m=50kg, h=10m, d=5m
stopping force should be about 1480N, but the calculator is saying 980N.
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html
Click Mechanics, work-energy principle, and then impact force of falling object, and "Since you know velocity, mass, and kinetic energy, can you predict the force of impact?"
Example numbers:
m=50kg, h=10m, d=5m
stopping force should be about 1480N, but the calculator is saying 980N.
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