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In Fig.12-48, the driver of a car on a horizontal road makes an emergency stop by applying the brakes so that all four wheels lock and skid along the road. The coefficient of kinetic friction between tires and road is 0.40.The separation between the front and rear axles is L=4.2 m, and the center of mass of the car is located at distance d=1.8 m behind the front axle and distanceh=0.75 m above the road. Theweight of car is 11 kN. Find the magnitude of (a) the braking acceleration of the car, (b) the normal force on each rear wheel, (c) the normal force on each front wheel, (d) the braking force on each rear wheel, and (e) the braking force on each front wheel. (Hint:Although the car is not in translational equilibrium, it isin rotational equilibrium.)

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a) Braking acceleration of the car is 3.92 ms2.

b) The normal force on each rear wheel is2000 N .

c) The normal force on each front wheel is 3500 N.

d) Braking force on each rear wheel is7900 N .

e) Braking force on each front wheel is1400 N .

Step by step solution

01

Listing the given quantities

  • The coefficient of kinetic friction between tires and road is, μ=0.4.
  • The separation between the front and rear axle is,L=4.20 m.
  • The center of mass is at height,h=0.75 mand distance,d=1.8 m.
  • The weight of the car is,W=11 kN=11000 N .
02

Understanding the concept of static equilibrium Newton’s laws

Formula:

Fnet=ma

At equilibriumwe can use the formulas as follows,

∑Fx=0

∑Fy=0

∑τ=0

03

(a) Braking acceleration of the car 

The free Body Diagram can the drawn as,

Braking acceleration of the car:


According to Newton’s second law, the net force can be written as,

Fnet=ma

(1)

But, from the diagram,

Fnet=Ff (2)

We can write the force of friction as,

Ff=μmg

From equation (2), we can write,

Fnet=μmg

Substitute the value from equation 1 in the above expression, and we get,

ma=μmga=μg

Substitute the values in the above expression, and we get,

a=0.4×9.81=3.92″¾/²õ2

Thus, the braking acceleration of the car is3.92 ms2.

04

(b) Calculation of normal force on each rear wheel 

Using equilibrium conditions,

As acceleration is only along a horizontal direction, for the vertical direction,we can write,

∑Fy=0FNr+FNf−mg=0

Here FNf,FNrare the normal force on the front wheel and rare wheel.

We know the weight of the car, and then the above expression can be written as,

FNr+FNf=11000 N

(3)

The kinetic frictional force acting on the car is,

fk=μmg

Substitute the values in the above expression, and we get,

fk=0.4(9.8)m=3.92m

Now torque at the center of mass is zero; thus, we can write the equation as,

fk(h)+FNr(L−d)−FNf(d)=0

Substitute the values in the above expression, and we get,

3.92m×0.75+FNr×2.4−FNf×1.8=0 (4)

The weight of the car is 11000 N.

So mass m can be calculated as follows,

m=11000/9.8=1122.45 kg

Substitute the values in the above expression, and we get,

3.92×1122.45×0.75+FNr×2.4−FNf×1.8=0330000+FNr×2.4−FNf×1.8=0

So after solving the vertical equilibrium condition equation (3) and torque equation (4), we get:

FNr=3929 N~4000 N

And

FNf=7071 N~7000 N

The normal force on each rare wheel will be half of the normal force on the rare wheels, which can be calculated as,

=40002=2000 N

Thus, the normal force on each rear wheel is 2000 N.

05

(c) Calculation of normal force on each front wheel 

The normal force on each front wheel will be half of the normal force on the front wheels, which can be calculated as,

=70002=3500 N

Thus, the normal force on each front wheel is3500 N.

06

(d) Calculation of braking force on each rear wheel 

Braking force means friction force.

So,the braking force on each rear wheel is as follows:

Ff1=μ×normalforceoneachrearwheel

Substitute the values in the above expression, and we get,

Ff1=0.4×3929=7900=7.9×103 N

Thus, the braking force on each rear wheel is7900 N.

07

(e) Calculation of braking force on each front wheel 

The braking force on each front wheel is as follows:

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Substitute the values in the above expression, and we get,

Ff2=0.4×3535.5=1400=1.4×103 N

Braking force on each front wheel is1400 N.

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