QUESTION 1 How fast (km/h) can I drive around a 400m radius, flat, simple horizontal curve if the coefficient of friction is 0.13? 12
QUESTION 1 How fast (km/h) can I drive around a 400m radius, flat, simple horizontal curve if the coefficient of friction is 0.13? 12
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How fast (km/h) can I drive around a 400m radius, flat, simple horizontal curve if the coefficient of friction is 0.13?
12
QUESTION 2
A simple horizontal curve has 35 degrees of curvature and subtends an angle of 110 degrees. If the PC is at station 3 + 65.00 ft, what is the length (ft) of
roadway between the last full station and the PT?
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Given:
Radius of the curve
Coefficient of friction
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