Circular Motion and Banking of Roads
Circular Motion and Banking of Roads: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Bending of Cyclist on a Horizontal Road & Bending of Cyclist on a Banked Road etc.
Important Questions on Circular Motion and Banking of Roads
What will be the maximum speed of a car on a road-turn of radius if the coefficient of friction between the tyres and the road is (Take )

A circular road is banked at an angle for an optimum speed .The vertical component of the normal reaction on a car driven at the speed on the road is equal to (in equal notations)

A particle describes a horizontal circle with uniform speed on the smooth surface of an inverted cone. The height of the horizontal plane above the vertex of the cone is . What is the speed of the particle if ?

In a uniform circular motion:

For a body moving with constant speed in a horizontal circle, which of the following remains constant?

Which force is applied to the well of death?

A car travels on a banked horizontal road with inclination . What is its maximum speed for not skidding up .

What is the angle of banking of a railway track of radius of curvature if the maximum velocity of the train is (use )

A car is moving on a circular road of radius with a coefficient of friction . With what optimum velocity should the car be moved so that it crosses the turn safely.:

A car of mass m is taking a circular turn of radius on a frictional level road with a speed . In order that the car does not skid

If a cyclist moving with a speed of on a level road can take a sharp circular turn of radius , then coefficient of friction between the cycle tyres and road is

A biker initially at rest, starts to move on a circular path of radius with tangential acceleration (constant in magnitude). If on an average bike runs and initially the bike has petrol. The minimum value of the coefficient of friction, so, that bike will not slip during motion is

A particle describes a horizontal circle of radius r in a funnel type vessel of frictionless surface with half one angle (as shown in figure). If mass of the particle is m, then in dynamical equilibrium the speed of the particle must be –

A circular road of radius has banking angle . The maximum safe speed (in ) of a car having a mass will be (if the coefficient of the friction between tyre and road is )

Radius of the curved road on national highway is . Horizontal width of the road is . The outer edge of the road is raised by with respect to the inner edge so that a car with velocity can pass safely over it the value of is :-

A car is negotiating a curved road of radius road is banked at The coefficient of friction between road and tyre is The maximum safe speed on this road is :-

What is the minimum speed a car can travel on an inclined road in terms of radius of the curved path , acceleration due to gravity , coefficient of static friction , and the inclined angle of the road?

The coefficient of friction between the tyres and the road is given by . What is the maximum speed with which a cyclist can take a circular turn of radius 3 m without skidding ?

A car of 800 kg is taking turn on a banked road of
radius 300 m and angle of banking 30°. If
coefficient of static friction is 0.2 then the
maximum speed with which car can negotiate the
turn safely :

If a car is moving on banked road of radius and angle of banking , then find the safe speed of the car. Take .
