Me and my father have a discussion, but I can’t convince him.
My statement: When you make a turn (to the right for example) the wheels on the outside will experience the most pressure (wheels on the left). It may even be that the wheels touch the inside of the ground.
He says that the inside experiences more pressure than the inside.
I’ve already shown him videos of cars going through a curve too fast… but that doesn’t help. And it probably has to do with the centrifugal force, but I can’t explain that clearly to him.
Answer
Hi Martin,
You are absolutely right, the wheels on the outside experience the most pressure. It also has to do with the centrifugal force.
The center of gravity of a car is always above the wheels. Now when you make a turn, the weight of the car tends to go straight ahead. This is where the centrifugal force comes in, it says that the weight is pushed to the outside of the bend. The higher the center of gravity, the more weight is exerted on the outer wheels.
Your father thinks the inside is going to take the worst, maybe it’s because he’s heard the inside wheels slip in a bend. However, this is not because they are the most heavily loaded, but because they almost lift off the ground and slip so quickly.
Kind regards,
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