A sport car is traveling along a 40° banked road having a radius of curvature of 146 ft. The driver wants to increase his speed to 161 ft/s and wants to know which tires he must select. Determine (with 2 digits after the decimal point) the minimal required static friction between the tires and the road

A sport car is traveling along a 40° banked road having a radius of curvature of 146 ft. The driver wants to increase his speed to 161 ft/s and wants to know which tires he must select. Determine (with 2 digits after the decimal point) the minimal required static friction between the tires and the road

International Edition---engineering Mechanics: Statics, 4th Edition

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305501607

Author:Andrew Pytel And Jaan Kiusalaas

Publisher:Andrew Pytel And Jaan Kiusalaas

Chapter7: Dry Friction

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