A super-elevation e is provided on a circular horizontal curve such that a vehicle can be stopped on the curve without sliding. Assuming a design speed v and maximum coefficient of side friction fmax, which one of the following criteria should be satisfied?

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e > fmax

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e ≤ fmax

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no limit of e can be set

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$e = \frac{{1 - {{\left( {{f_{max}}} \right)}^2}}}{{{f_{max}}}}$

1.	A super-elevation e is provided on a circular horizontal curve such that a vehicle can be stopped on the curve without sliding. Assuming a design speed v and maximum coefficient of side friction fmax, which one of the following criteria should be satisfied?
A.	e ≤ fmax
B.	e > fmax
C.	no limit of e can be set
D.	\(e = \frac{{1 - {{\left( {{f_{max}}} \right)}^2}}}{{{f_{max}}}}\)
Answer» B. e > fmax

A super-elevation e is provided on a circular horizontal curve such that a vehicle can be stopped on the curve without sliding. Assuming a design speed v and maximum coefficient of side friction fmax, which one of the following criteria should be satisfied?

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