i) With the aid of a diagram, explain the significance of transverse drains. ii) You see an object lying across the road and need to stop. If your vehicle was initially traveling at 100 km/h and skids to a stop on a 2.5% upgrade, taking 75 m to do so, what was the coefficient of friction on this surface?

i) With the aid of a diagram, explain the significance of transverse drains. ii) You see an object lying across the road and need to stop. If your vehicle was initially traveling at 100 km/h and skids to a stop on a 2.5% upgrade, taking 75 m to do so, what was the coefficient of friction on this surface?

Traffic and Highway Engineering

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305156241

Author:Garber, Nicholas J.

Publisher:Garber, Nicholas J.

Chapter3: Characteristics Of The Driver, The Pedestrian, The Bicyclist, The Vehicle, and The Road

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 10P

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i) With the aid of a diagram, explain the significance of transverse drains. ii) You see an object lying across the road and need to stop. If your vehicle was initially traveling at 100 km/h and skids to a stop on a 2.5% upgrade, taking 75 m to do so, what was the coefficient of friction on this surface?

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