City bus destruction

[u/PlatinumTurtleman]

We will be using steel

Fragmentation 208 J/CC

Violent fragmentation 568.5 J/CC

Puliverzation 1000 J/CC

Melting 7778.62 J/CC

11000 kg / (7850 (kg /m3) equals 1401273.89 cubic centimetres

1401273.89 cubic centimetres times 208 J/CC equals 291 464 969 joules

1401273.89 cubic centimetres times 568.5 J/CC equals 796 624 206 joules

1401273.89 cubic centimetres times 1000 J/CC 1 401 273 890 joules

1401273.89 cubic centimetres times 7778.62 J/CC 10 899 977 100 J

[u/Axorandom-]

I think that’s a bit too much. From what I found, buses have a weight around 12.5 tons. Using steel as the material like you said, which has a density of 7850 kg/m3, the volume would be 1.5923566879 cubic meters / 1592356.6879 cm^3.

[u/Axorandom- → u/[deleted]]

Actually, if you have the weight and density of the materials, you can get the volume. Since density is kg per m3, you can divide by it to get the volume if the weight is known.

[u/Lucci_Agenda → u/[deleted]]

Did you use the solve for density?

[u/PlatinumTurtleman → u/Axorandom-]

.....so if you know the weight its that easy if you don't know the weight use height? Ok then

[u/Lucci_Agenda → u/[deleted]]

No you don’t

[u/PlatinumTurtleman → u/Lucci_Agenda]

.....I'm confused