Solved: An energy-absorbing car bumper has a spring

Chapter 5, Problem 68GP

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Problem 68GP

An energy-absorbing car bumper has a spring stiffness constant of 550 kN/m. Find the maximum compression of the bumper if the car, with mass 1500 kg, collides with a wall at a speed of 2.2 m/s (approximately 5 mi/h). [Hint: Use conservation of energy.]

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Problem 68GP

An energy-absorbing car bumper has a spring stiffness constant of 550 kN/m. Find the maximum compression of the bumper if the car, with mass 1500 kg, collides with a wall at a speed of 2.2 m/s (approximately 5 mi/h). [Hint: Use conservation of energy.]

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The potential energy stored in the spring is equal to the initial kinetic energy of the spring.

                                                     

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