The case of the missing mass

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  1. whitmore

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    Emery yes i understand and agree when there is no contact between the object and the ground but while contact remains does not all the weight of the object get delivered through the point or points of contact with the ground?
     
  2. SPASKIS

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    No, it has already been explained that tire load is dynamic and is affected by the movement of mass and deformation of elastic and damping elements. The fact that all tires stay on ground has nothing to do with the above mentioned variables which will determine tire load.

    You should stand on a weighing balance and start bouncing but without getting your feet off it. You can see how your feet load varies, can't you?
     
  3. Raintyre

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    13000kg static load?? That would be a heavy truck :confused:
     
  4. Ho3n3r

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    Because you have no forces, other than gravity, enacting on you.
     

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