Dynamics of tracked vehicles

Vehicle System Dynamics

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 197-219

  Wong, J Y ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMPING; DYNAMIC LOADS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; MANEUVERABILITY; RIDING QUALITIES; SHEAR STRESS; STIFFNESS;

TRACKED VEHICLES DYNAMICS;

RAILROAD CARS;

EID: 0031208285     PISSN: 00423114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00423119708969354     Document Type: Article

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