steep parking ramps
steep parking ramps
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Hello
I don't know if this is the right place to ask this question, so please bear with me.
As the title suggests, i have a ramp that has two slopes as shown in the attached picture, the problem is I fear that the car will scratch the asphalt if the ramp stayed like that (the height between the bottom of the car to the asphalt is 10.9 cm (low cars)).
is there a way to check this? and if there was? what is the best way to solve such an issue??
thanks in advance
I don't know if this is the right place to ask this question, so please bear with me.
As the title suggests, i have a ramp that has two slopes as shown in the attached picture, the problem is I fear that the car will scratch the asphalt if the ramp stayed like that (the height between the bottom of the car to the asphalt is 10.9 cm (low cars)).
is there a way to check this? and if there was? what is the best way to solve such an issue??
thanks in advance
RE: steep parking ramps
A generously rounded corner, instead of a sharp one, could reduce the required ground clearance / break-over angle, while maintaining generally similar ramp lengths and slopes.
It's unclear from the scenario presented, what you are asking us to help you with. Explain to the rest of us why you can't make the ramp longer and less sloped. Explain to the rest of us why you have to accommodate a vehicle with extraordinarily low ground clearance whose owner knows it's going to scrape the ground everywhere. Is there a specification for what approach/break-over/departure angle that you have to accommodate?
RE: steep parking ramps
RE: steep parking ramps
I've attached a figure from the NY State Department of Transportation's Highway Design Manual that may help. Based on the use of metric units and the silhouette of the vehicle, I think it's based on an early 1990s Chevrolet Caprice station (estate) wagon. You could measure the cars in question and develop a custom template to use with your drawing.
My glass has a v/c ratio of 0.5
Maybe the tyranny of Murphy is the penalty for hubris. - http://xkcd.com/319/
RE: steep parking ramps