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Banked

road
The process of raising the outer edge of a road over the inner edge
through a certain angle is known as banking of road.
Purpose of Banking of Roads:
1.To provide the necessary centripetal force for circular motion.
2. To reduce wear and tear of tyres due to friction.
3. To avoid skidding.
4. To avoid overturning of vehicles.
When a vehicle goes round a curved road, it requires some centripetal
force.
While rounding the curve, the wheels of the vehicle have a tendency
to leave the curved path and regain the straight line path.
Force of friction between wheels and the roads opposes this tendency
of the wheels. This force of friction therefore, acts towards the center
of circular track and provides the necessary centripetal
Since the vehicle has no vertical motion, the weight is balanced by the vertical
component.
R cose = mg. (1)
(weight is balanced by vertical component means weight is equal to vertical
component)
The horizontal component is the unbalanced component. This horizontal
component acts towards the center of the circular path.
This component provides the centripetal force for circular motion.
Therefore, the angle of banking is independent of the mass of
the vehicle. The maximum speed with which the vehicle can
safely travel along the curved road is:

V = √rg tane
Max speed of a beaker on a banked road with friction

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