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Download Solution PDFA vehicle has a wheel base of 6.5m. What is the off tracking while negotiating a curved path with a mean radius of 32m ?
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Off-tracking in curve path:
- It is the term used to describe the difference in path radii between the leading and trailing axle of a vehicle as it maneuvers around a turn.
- The Geometric design of streets and highways and of parking lots and trucking yards, will be affected by the maximum off-tracking of vehicles using those facilities.
- In some accident investigations, off-tracking is the primary consideration.
Off-tracking while negotiating a curve is
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where,
l = length of wheelbase,
R = Radius of the curve(m)
Calculation:
Given l = 6.5 m,
R = 32m
The off tracking while negotiating a curved path is
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