Question: A wagon is being pulled behind a tractor around a curve on a rural highway. The wagon when empty weighs 6 0 0 LB and

A wagon is being pulled behind a tractor around a curve on a rural highway. The wagon when empty weighs 600 LB and 4300 LB when fully loaded and has a track width of 5 ft. The center of gravity of the wagon is 6.5 ft above the roadway when fully loaded and when empty it is 3 ft above the roadway. The sharpest curve in the highway section over which the wagon is being pulled has a 200 ft. Radius of curvature and a superelevation of 0.06 ft/ft. The maximum coefficient of friction on an icy day is 0.05, the maximum on a wet day is 0.3 and on a dry day it is 0.5.
What is the maximum speed that the wagon can be pulled along the highway:
a) When the pavement is wet?
b) When the pavement is dry?
c) Is there a minimum speed the wagon must be pulled when the pavement is icy? If so, what is that speed?
d) At what speed is no steering effort required? How does pavement condition affect this speed?

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