I am a safety supervisor for an oil company. I need to know what is the force generated by an unsecured 300lb drum of oil traveling at 30mph if the truck stops suddenly. I am trying to instruct drivers about securing their loads and what can happen if they don't secure the load. For example: The 300lb drum would generate an impact force = to 1500lbs if the truck was traveling at 30 mph??? What about 50mph??? 2500 lbs of force????
Can you help me with these calculations?
Thanks,
Steve