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Could you please elaborate and explain the application of static/ kenetic energy theory in the case study as per the original example. I am not a physics expert and would like to understand.

Could you please elaborate and explain the application of static/ kenetic energy theory in the case study as per the original example. I am not a physics expert and would like to understand.

The co-efficient of friction of the road surface is constant/ same in both.

Why is it that a vehicle travels further when skidding with locked wheels than when decelerating with rolling, braked wheels in conventional, non-abs vehicles.

Thanx Q_Goest I have been dealing with a case where the brakes on a bus, traveling down a mountain pass, severely overheated and the bus ran out of control, resulting in a fatal collision. The incident was the result of "brake fade", caused by an obvious significant reduction in co-efficient...

Thank you Q_Goest for your reply. Would the fact that the same amount of work (friction) is done in a smaller area not affect the rate at which the heat increases. Why would trucks have larger brake shoes/ -pads if surface area is not important. Is there a formula one can use to calculate the...

Would it be possible to calculate the time it would take for heat to reach a given temperature between two rubbing surfaces and would the size/ area of contact influence the time if the co-efficient of friction and applied force remains constant. E.g:Let's say you have two wheel brake assemblies...