Reasons why stopping distances of vehicle are independent of gross weight; brakes must lock wheels; how formula operates; the greater proportion of total weight of motor vehicle resting on braking wheels, the shorter is distance in which vehicle can be stopped; effect of increased speed; coefficient of friction.
Brakes -- Formula for figuring vehicle stopping distances
Power Wagon
Power Wagon ; 40 , n 280 ; p 5-7
1928
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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