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  1. davidlivingstone

    Impulse & force of falling object

    I favour a different approach. Guessing a stopping time is just guessing. Better to estimate the stiffness of the chain. This can be done by calculation, experiment or reference to maker’s data. At the point of arrest of the load the energy absorbed by the chain is the same as the kinetic...
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