Influence of tractor-trailer interaction on assessment of road damaging performance

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-10

  Cole, D J ^a   Cebon, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Heavy goods vehicles; Road damage; Suspension; Trucks; Vehicle dynamics

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; ROADS AND STREETS; SPECIFICATIONS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TRUCK TRAILERS; TRUCK TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS;

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DYNAMIC AGGREGATE FORCE COEFFICIENT; DYNAMIC LOAD COEFFICIENT; ROAD DAMAGE;

TRACTORS (TRUCK);

EID: 0031652159     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954407981525759     Document Type: Article

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