The train car has a mass of 10 Mg and is traveling at 5 m/s when it reaches A. If the rolling resistance is 1/100 of the weight of the car, determine the compression of each spring when the car is momentarily brought to rest. Partial ans. s₁ = 6.28 m 300 kN/m. 500 kN/m -30 m V₁-5m/s
The train car has a mass of 10 Mg and is traveling at 5 m/s when it reaches A. If the rolling resistance is 1/100 of the weight of the car, determine the compression of each spring when the car is momentarily brought to rest. Partial ans. s₁ = 6.28 m 300 kN/m. 500 kN/m -30 m V₁-5m/s
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Transcribed Image Text:The train car has a mass of 10 Mg and is traveling at 5 m/s
when it reaches A. If the rolling resistance is 1/100 of the
weight of the car, determine the compression of each spring
when the car is momentarily brought to rest.
Partial ans. s₁ = 6.28 m
S1
300 kN/m.
500 kN/m-
-30 m
V₁-5m/s
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