An inexperienced designer of a roadbed for a new high-speed train proposes to join a straight section

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An inexperienced designer of a roadbed for a new high-speed train proposes to join a straight section of track to a circular section of 1000-ft radius as shown. For a train that would travel at a constant speed of 90 mi/hr, plot the magnitude of its acceleration as a function of distance along the track between points A and C and explain why this design is unacceptable.

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Engineering Mechanics Dynamics

ISBN: 9781118885840

8th Edition

Authors: James L. Meriam, L. G. Kraige, J. N. Bolton

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