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Re: Codfficient of Friction of Grass

Paul Smith (paulus@ieee.org)
Thu, 8 Oct 1998 23:02:21 -0400 (EDT)

0.75 seems very high for grass. Think about skidding on grass with brakes locked - the deceleration should be a lot less than a dry road. Did the surface quality affect the sled results - undulations, irregularities etc?

Can someone please give the units of the drag factor ?- i prefer to convert it to metric.

Paul
Paul Smith
paulus@ieee.org

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