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For a train traveling at 160 km/h around a horizontal curve of radius 1.9 km, calculate the elevation angle ẞ (°) of the track so that passengers will feel only a force normal to their seats and the rails will exert no side thrust against the wheels, as indicated in the figure. N

For a train traveling at 160 km/h around a horizontal curve of radius 1.9 km, calculate the elevation angle ẞ (°) of the track so that passengers will feel only a force normal to their seats and the rails will exert no side thrust against the wheels, as indicated in the figure. N

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For a train traveling at 160 km/h around a horizontal curve of radius 1.9 km, calculate the elevation angle ẞ (°) of the track so that passengers will feel only a force normal to their seats and the rails will exert no side thrust against the wheels, as indicated in the figure. N
Transcribed Image Text:For a train traveling at 160 km/h around a horizontal curve of radius 1.9 km, calculate the elevation angle ẞ (°) of the track so that passengers will feel only a force normal to their seats and the rails will exert no side thrust against the wheels, as indicated in the figure. N
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