Methodology for the realisation of accelerated structural tests on tractors

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 266-271

  Mattetti, Michele ^a   Molari, Giovanni ^a   Sedoni, Enrico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CNH Italia SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED TESTS; ACCELERATION FACTORS; AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR; DEVELOPMENT COSTS; EXPERIMENTAL TESTING; FIELD OPERATION; FIELD TEST; MARKET ANALYSIS; RAINFLOW MATRIX; ROAD PAVEMENTS; STRUCTURAL TESTS; TESTING GROUNDS;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; ROADS AND STREETS; TRACTORS (TRUCK);

TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL);

EID: 84868013472     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2012.08.008     Document Type: Article

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