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How do you protect an egg in a car crash?
Crumple zone
How does a crumple zone protect you in a car crash?
The crumple zone crumples, absorbing some of the energy from the impact so that all of that energy doesn't crumple the passengers.
What will car absorb the energy and forces of the crash?
A car absorbs the energy and force of a crash in the crumple zone.
How do you manufacture a crumple zone?
To manufacture a crumple zone in a open wheel race car we create an aluminum box riveted together. The key is that the rivets will fail in a controlled manner absorbing the energy of the crash. In a road car you start by making the passenger compartment hugely strong. Then make the crumple zone weaker in a very careful way so that as it progressively collapses it absorbs the energy of the crash.
What is the safety feature designed as a weak spot in the vehicle to absorb crash energy?
This is known as the front crumple zone.
What are the advantages of the crumple zone?
A crumple zone absorbs energy during impact.
Why car not designed to crumple for side collision and rollovers?
for the case of the side of the car: if the side doors are crumple then the people in the car would be crash because there is not much space for the crumble zone to absord the force and redistribute. also, if the roof of the car is crumple, then when the car collapses , people in the car will be crash. we want the collision force to be far away from the passengers , and the way that the crumble zone work is when the car hit something, the crumble zone reduces the initial force of the crash, and they redistribute the force before it reaches the vehicle's occupants. hope this kind like give you the idea,
What is a crumple zone of a car?
The term crumple zone is a part of the car that takes the majority of the engergy during an accident. The objective is to make the car safer during an accident. If you watch crash test videos you will see the car fold up in the front or where ever the impact is. But you will also see a lot of pieces of the car go fling all over the place. that is an exaple of a crumple zone. the vehicle is taking most of the impact
Who engineered the crumple zone in automobiles?
The first real credited design for a crumple zone was done by Engineer Béla Barényi at Mercedes in 1959
How does a crumple zone reduce the risk of injury?
A crumple zone is an area of the car specifically designed to fold up like an accordion upon impact. The action of bending the metal requires energy. As the metal crumples, it absorbs energy from the impact. This means that as more of the car crumples, more energy is absorbed by the car and not you. The less energy you absorb, the less likely serious energy will occur. The passenger compartment on the vehicle is designed to crumple either around passengers or not at all, maximizing the crumple zones of the car.
Why is it important for cars to have a crumble zone?
A crumple zone absorbs the impact, lessening the trauma on the occupancy on the vehicle.
How does Crach zones of a car work?
Crash zones (sometimes called crumple zones) of a car work by absorbing the energy of the crash gradually, reducing the impulse (spike in stopping forces) on the driver. Crash zones are built to deliberately bend and crumple the impacted area of the car. The bending and crumpling of the metal slows the car more gradually. The driver feels less intense forces as he is restrained by his seat belt and air bag. (Crash zones do little to help a driver that is not wearing his seat belt, by the way). When designing a crash zone, it is important that the bending and crumpling does not crush the driver or other occupants of the car. Normally a solid safety cage is put around the passenger compartment, and the crash zone is built outside the safety cage. Another consideration is that the crash zone should not allow parts like the steering column to be pushed into the safety cage (which is why steering columns often collapse in a crash too).
