Question: A car approaches a horizontal bend that has a radius of 100m. The car has a coefficient of friction (sliding friction between the tyre

A car approaches a horizontal bend that has a radius of 100m.

A car approaches a horizontal bend that has a radius of 100m. The car has a coefficient of friction (sliding friction between the tyre and the road) of 0.7, a track width of 2.0 m, and a centre of gravity above the road surface of 0.8m. Assuming gravity is 9.81 m/s, calculate the following: a) The side-slip speed at the point when the centrifugal acceleration just overcomes the centripetal force (skidding) b) The overturn speed when the vehicle's clockwise and anti-clockwise moments are equal c) The maximum speed advised in these conditions, considering your results from a) and b) above

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