Shape optimization of elliptical road containers due to liquid load in steady-state turning

Vehicle System Dynamics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 203-221

  Popov, G ^a   Sankar, S ^a   Sankar, T S ^a  

^a Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; GEOMETRY; GROUND VEHICLES; LIQUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION;

ELLIPTICAL ROAD CONTAINERS; LIQUID LOAD; OVERTURNING MOMENT; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STEADY STATE TURNING MANEUVER;

TANKS (CONTAINERS);

EID: 0030109498     PISSN: 00423114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00423119608968965     Document Type: Article

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