An estimate of the expected load on over-the-shoulder seat belts is made before designing prototype belts that

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An estimate of the expected load on over-the-shoulder seat belts is made before designing prototype belts that will be evaluated in automobile crash tests. Assuming that an automobile traveling at 72 km/h is brought to a stop in 110 ms, determine

(a) The average impulsive force exerted by a 100-kg man on the belt,

(b) The maximum force Fm exerted on the belt if the force-time diagram has the shape shown.

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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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