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  2. Traffic collision reconstruction - Wikipedia

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    Traffic collision reconstruction is the process of investigating, analyzing, and drawing conclusions about the causes and events during a vehicle collision. . Reconstructionists conduct collision analysis and reconstruction to identify the cause of a collision and contributing factors including the role of the driver(s), vehicle(s), roadway and gen

  3. g-force - Wikipedia

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    The g-force acting on an object under acceleration can be much greater than 1 g, for example, the dragster pictured at top right can exert a horizontal g-force of 5.3 when accelerating. The g-force acting on an object under acceleration may be downwards, for example when cresting a sharp hill on a roller coaster.

  4. Crash simulation - Wikipedia

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    Crash simulations are used to investigate the safety of the car occupants during impacts on the front end structure of the car in a "head-on collision" or "frontal impact", the lateral structure of the car in a “side collision” or “side impact”, the rear end structure of a car in a "rear-end collision" or “rear impact”, and the roof structure of the car when it overturns during a ...

  5. Accident analysis - Wikipedia

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    In accident analysis it could be used to determine leading factors, post-incident. This model works like a flow chart to help show all processes and systems that may have effected the outcome of the incident. Failure Mode and Effect Analysis: This model uses a quantitative value to represent qualitative metrics like probability and severity ...

  6. Physics of roller coasters - Wikipedia

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    As the car approaches a loop, the direction of a passenger's inertial velocity points straight ahead at the same angle as the track leading up to the loop. As the car enters the loop, the track guides the car up, moving the passenger up as well. This change in direction creates a feeling of extra gravity as the passenger is pushed down into the ...

  7. Normal force - Wikipedia

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    Figure 2: Weight (W), the frictional force (F r), and the normal force (F n) acting on a block.Weight is the product of mass (m) and the acceleration of gravity (g).In the case of an object resting upon a flat table (unlike on an incline as in Figures 1 and 2), the normal force on the object is equal but in opposite direction to the gravitational force applied on the object (or the weight of ...

  8. Orders of magnitude (acceleration) - Wikipedia

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    Car acceleration 0–100 km/h in 6.4 s with a Saab 9-5 Hirsch [citation needed] inertial 9.80665 m/s 2: 1 g: Standard gravity, the gravity acceleration on Earth at sea level standard [3] 10 1: 1 dam/s 2: inertial 11.2 m/s 2: 1.14 g: Saturn V Moon rocket just after launch [citation needed] inertial 15.2 m/s 2: 1.55 g

  9. Why–because analysis - Wikipedia

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    Why–because analysis (WBA) is a method for accident analysis using graph theory. [1] It is independent of application domain and has been used to analyse, among others, aviation-, railway-, marine-, and computer-related accidents and incidents. It is mainly used as an after-the-fact (or a posteriori) analysis method.