LittleInch is right that I'm isolating the practicalities of this problem and turning it into just a physics problem. Thank you jgKRI and LittleInch for the help on the relation between springs and materials.
Focusing on this from an energy perspective, I now see I can use the conservation of...
Thank you all for the help. I'll be responding to LittleInch as I'm looking for a way how to calculate this without needing simulation software.
Hi Little Inch,
Yes that sounds like the right way I want to calculate this problem. I have the energy in Joules, and I'm taking the worst case that...
Hi,
I'm trying to figure out how to use an object's defined kinetic energy to determine if its collision with a wire will break it, assuming the wire is weaker along its length than at its mounted ends. The real scenario is a motor boat with a KE of 40,000 Kg-Meter (shouldn't the doc's specs...
