HORSEPOWER CONSIDERATIONS FOR TRUCKS AND TRUCK COMBINATIONS

THIS REPORT IS CONCERNED WITH THE POWER RELATED PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES OF TRUCKS AND TRUCK COMBINATIONS. THE EFFECTS ARE PRESENTED OF VARIOUS PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL FORCES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF TRUCKS AND TRUCK COMBINATIONS AND ALSO HOW THEIR ULTIMATE CAPABILITIES RELATE TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT METHODS OF REGULATING POWER PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS, PARTICULARLY GRADE CLIMBING ABILITY. ALTHOUGH TECHNICAL IN NATURE, THE REPORT IS INTENDED MORE FOR THE NON-TECHNICAL READER THAN FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER. SOME FUNDAMENTAL THEORY AND BACKGROUND DATA ARE PROVIDED WHICH ENABLE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPLEXITY OF ANY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS MEANT TO REGULATE THE HILL-CLIMBING OR ACCELERATION PERFORMANCE OF TRUCKS AND TRUCK COMBINATIONS. RESULTS OF TESTS OF POWER RELATED PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS ARE PRESENTED. AN APPENDIX ATTEMPTS TO CLARIFY THE PROBLEM OF WIND EFFECT ON DIFFERENT TRAILER AND TRACTOR DESIGN. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Western Highway Institute

  San Francisco, CA  United States 
• Publication Date: 1969-10

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Design; Horsepower; Slopes; Tractor trailer combinations; Trucks; Vehicle performance; Wind
• Uncontrolled Terms: Grade (Slope)
• Old TRIS Terms: Climbing performance; Truck performance
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223132
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Res Committee Rept No 2
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 25 1970 12:00AM