A finite element modeling approach for stability analysis of partially filled tanker trucks

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Aquaro, Matthew ^a   Mucino, Victor H ^a   Gautam, Mridul ^a   Salem, Mohammed ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; AUTOMOBILE TESTING; MAGNETIC LEVITATION VEHICLES; TANK TRUCKS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TRACTORS (TRUCK);

ABERDEEN TEST CENTER; DOUBLE LANE CHANGES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS METHOD; METHOD OF ANALYSIS; NON-LINEAR SPRINGS; ROLLOVER STABILITY; SPRING-DAMPER ELEMENT; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 85072414609     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/1999-01-3708     Document Type: Conference Paper

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