Considering the truck was probably run=
ning
between 65 and 75 mph, Id say to slice the bridge in half, the truck would =
have
to be travelling between130 mph and 145mph by merely looking at the photos.=
On another note, Id hate to be the adj=
uster
on that claim……………
Mitch Davis
TSCM/Special Operations Group
615 251 0441
Fax 615 523 0300
mit..._at_tscmusa.com
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excellence"
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From:
Sent: Sunday, September 21, =
2008
12:47 AM
Subject: [TSCM-L] {2906}
Engineering Quiz
An excavator weighing 8 tons is on top of a flatbed trailer and headi=
ng
east on Interstate 70 near Hays,
made of hardened steel and approaching a two lane overpass made of 5,000
Solve: When the shovel arm hits the overpass, how fast does he have to
be going to slice the bridge in half? (Assume no effect for headwind and
Extra Credit: Solve for the time and distance required for the entire
rig to come to a complete stop after hitting the overpass at the speed
calculated above.
(see pix for answers)
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