Q.2.b An 1134 Kg passenger vehicle with a frontal cross-sectional area of 2.78 m² straight and level road at sea level and speed= 89 km/hr. Vehicles enters a 260 m radius horizontal curve, determine: 1. Horsepower required in the curve to maintain the original speed. 2. Total resistance force on the vehicle when traveling the curve.

Q.2.b An 1134 Kg passenger vehicle with a frontal cross-sectional area of 2.78 m² straight and level road at sea level and speed= 89 km/hr. Vehicles enters a 260 m radius horizontal curve, determine: 1. Horsepower required in the curve to maintain the original speed. 2. Total resistance force on the vehicle when traveling the curve.

Structural Analysis

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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