A car weighing 8 kN travels a parabolic summit curve whose equation is defined as shown. At the instant the car is at point B, it is traveling at 8.46 m/s and increasing its speed at 2.89 m/s². Determine the resultant normal force (N) that all the wheels of the car exert on the road at this instant. Point B is 27 m to the left of point A.

A car weighing 8 kN travels a parabolic summit curve whose equation is defined as shown. At the instant the car is at point B, it is traveling at 8.46 m/s and increasing its speed at 2.89 m/s². Determine the resultant normal force (N) that all the wheels of the car exert on the road at this instant. Point B is 27 m to the left of point A.

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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