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ASSIGNMENT 4
Final Term Examination Questions
LEADER
NUNAG, NEIL MATTHEW D.
MEMBERS:
ANTIPUESTO, CHARINA C.
FAELDEN, HAZEL ANN T.
MEJIAS, BON IVY P.
PAGTIILAN, GLENIEL
QUIRONG, CYRHEL
ANDRIE TEPACIA, VETY E.
TOBIAS, DANICA IRENE S.
JULY 20, 2024
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ASSESSMENT: ASSIGNMENT 4 DATE: 07/20/2025
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2.81 EXAMPLE PROBLEM
An engineering student at Silliman University is driving on a level roadway and sees a
construction sign 600 feet ahead in the middle of the roadway. The student strikes the sign at
a speed of 35 mph. If the student was travelling at 55 mph when the sign was first spotted,
what was the student’s associated perception/reaction time? Assume that the deceleration is
at 11.2 ft/s2.
SOLUTION:
V 1=55 (
mi 5280 ft
ℎr 1mi )( 3600
1 ℎr )
s
V 1=80.67 fps
V 2=35 (
mi 5280 ft
ℎr 1 mi )( 3600
1 ℎr )
s
V 2=51.33 fps
Distance Traveled from 55 mph to 35 mph
2 2
V1 −V2
S=
2a
S=¿ ¿
S=172.90 ft
D1=600 ft − 172.90 ft
D1=472.10 ft
Therefore,
D1=V 1 t
ft
472.10 ft=80.67 (t)
s
t=5.29 s ANSWER
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2.82 EXAMPLE PROBLEM
An lsuzu truck is traveling at 120 kph and has a braking efficiency of g0%. The brakes are
applied to miss an object that is 50 m. from the point of brake application, and the coefficient of
road adhesion is 0.85. Coefficient of rolling resistance is 0.016g. Neglecting the mass factor
accounting for moments of inertia during breaking and aerodynamic resistance, determine how
fast the car will be going when it strikes the object if the surface is level.
SOLUTION:
n=0.80( efficiency)
μ=0.85(coeff . of adℎesion )
f r=coeff . of rolling resistance
120
V 1=
3.6
¿ 35.56 m/s
2 2
V1 −V2
S=
2g¿¿
2 2
(35.56) −V 2
50=
2 ( 9.81 ) [0.80 ( 0.85 ) +0.0168+ 0]
V 2=24.1 m/s
V 2=24.1(3.6)
ANSWER
V 2=86.77 kpℎ
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2.83 EXAMPLE PROBLEM
A level test track in Sydney, Australia has a coefficient of road adhesion of 0.80 and a car
being tested has a coefficient of rolling friction 0.018 for all speeds. The vehicle is tested
unloaded and achieves the theoretical minimum stop in 60 m (from brake application). The
initial speed was 96 kph. Ignoring aerodynamic resistance, what is the unloaded braking
efficiency? Assume a mass factor of 1.04 accounting for moments of inertia during braking.
ILLUSTRATION:
SOLUTION:
2
1.04 V
S=
2 g(nμ+ f r )
Where,
μ = 0.80 = coefficient of adhesion
f r= 0.018 = coefficient of rolling friction
V =96 (
km 1000 m
ℎr 1 km )( 3600
1 ℎr
s)
m
V =26.67
s
Therefore,
2
m
1.04 (26.67 )
s
60 m=
m
2(9.81 ) [ n (0.80+0.018) ]
s2
n=0.763
n=76.3 % ANSWER
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2.84 EXAMPLE PROBLEM
A cargo truck of San Miguel Brewery is to be driven down a 4% grade at 120 kph. The
coefficient of road adhesion is 0.95 and it is known that the braking efficiency is 80% when the
truck is empty and decreases by two percent point for every 45 kg of cargo added. Ignoring
aerodynamic
resistance and mass factor accounting for moment of inertia during braking, determine the
minimum theoretical stopping distance that can be achieved from the point he applied the
brake if it carries a cargo of 360 kg. Coefficient of rolling resistance is 0.0137.
ILLUSTRATION:
SOLUTION:
2
V
S=
2 g(nμ+ f r + G)
360 kg(2% )
n=0.80 −
45 kg
n=0.64
V =120 (
km 1000 m
ℎr 1 km )( 3600
1 ℎr
s)
m
V =33.33
s
Therefore,
2
m
(33.33 )
s
S=
m
2(9.81 ) [ 0.64 ( 0.95 ) +0.0137 +(− 4 %) ]
s2
ANSWER
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2.86 EXAMPLE PROBLEM
An SUV is travelling 120 kph on a road with a -3% grade. There is a stalled car on the road
300 m ahead of the driver. The driver’s vehicle has a braking efficiency of 90% and it has
antilock brakes. The road is in good condition and is initially dry but it becomes wet 48 m
before the stalled car (and stays wet until the car is reached). What is the minimum distance
from the stalled car at which the driver could apply the brakes and still stops before hitting it?
Ignore air resistance. Coefficient of road adhesion is 1.0 when dry and 0.90 when wet.
Coefficient of rolling resistance is 0.013.
ILLUSTRATION:
SOLUTION:
2 2
V 2− V 3
S2 =
2 g [nμ+ f r +G]
2
V 2− 0
48 m=
m
2(9.81 2
)[0.90 ( 0.9 ) +0.013 − 0.03]
s
m
V 2=27.33
s
km 1000 m 1 ℎr
V 1=120 ( )( )
ℎr 1 km 3600 s
m
V 1=33.33
s
2 2
V 1− V 2
S1 =
2 g [nμ+ f r +G]
( ) ( )
2 2
m m
33.33 − 27.33
s s
S1 =
m
2(9.81 2 )[0.90 ( 1 )+ 0.013+ ( −3 % ) ]
s
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S=21m ANSWER
