What's the value of the normal force of a vehicle on a convex bridge? What about a concave one?

For a vechicle placed on a convex bridge: N=mg-Fcf. For a vehicle placed on a concave bridge: N=mg+Fcf. Where mg is the gravitational force and Fcf is the centrifugal force.

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