A road is being designed for a speed of 110 km/hr on a horizontal curve with a super elevation of 8%. If the coefficient of side friction is 0.10, the minimum radius of the curve (in m) required for safe vehicular movement is

A road is being designed for a speed of 110 km/hr on a horizontal curve with a super elevation of 8%. If the coefficient of side friction is 0.10, the minimum radius of the curve (in m) required for safe vehicular movement is

Traffic and Highway Engineering

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Author:Garber, Nicholas J.

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Chapter3: Characteristics Of The Driver, The Pedestrian, The Bicyclist, The Vehicle, and The Road

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A road is being designed for a speed of 110 km/hr on a horizontal curve
with a super elevation of 8%. If the coefficient of side friction is 0.10, the
minimum radius of the curve (in m) required for safe vehicular movement
is

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