Impact of liquid load shift on the braking characteristics of partially filled tank vehicles

Vehicle System Dynamics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 223-240

  Ranganathan, R ^a   Yang, Y S ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXLES; FLUID DYNAMICS; GRAVITATION; MANEUVERABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TANK TRUCKS; TRACTORS (TRUCK);

LIQUID LOAD SHIFT; PARTIALLY FILLED TANK; SEMITRAILER VEHICLE; TANK VEHICLE MODEL; WHEEL LOCK UP CONDITION;

BRAKING;

EID: 0030245928     PISSN: 00423114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00423119608969310     Document Type: Article

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