The discussion revolves around the relationship between centripetal force, normal contact force, and velocity, particularly in the context of vehicles navigating inclined or curved roads. Participants explore the conditions under which a vehicle may lose contact with the road and the role of normal force in providing centripetal force.
Participants express differing views on the role of normal force in providing centripetal force, particularly in relation to flat versus inclined roads. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the specific conditions under which a vehicle may lose contact with the road.
Participants have not fully defined the conditions under which normal force can provide centripetal force, nor have they resolved the implications of different road inclinations on this relationship.
On a flat road, the normal force cannot act as the centripetal force.cloveryeah said:n is the normal force
In order for the normal force to be a centripetal force, the vehicle would need to be moving in a path that curves up away from the surface. If the road is flat, that means that the vehicle would need to lift off the road, even if the road were flat, but inclined.cloveryeah said:i mean at a road that have inclination
Draw yourself a free-body (i.e. force) diagram for a car on an inclined, curved road. If the situation is what I think it is, there should be 3 forces: gravitational, normal force, and frictional force.cloveryeah said:i mean at a road that have inclination
By this, do you mean that the road is banked?cloveryeah said:i mean at a road that have inclination