SECOND QUARTERLY REPORT OF PROGRESS IN DEVELOPMENT OF SHOCK INDEX CLASSIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAY CARGO VEHICLES

THE PROGRESS TO DATE IS DESCRIBED OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SHOCK INDEX RELATIONSHIP TO BE USED FOR CARGO RIDE CLASSIFICATION OF HIGHWAY CARGO VEHICLES. STATIC MEASUREMENTS WERE MADE OF THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THREE TRUCKS, INCLUDING CARGO CAPACITIES FROM 2500 LB. TO 10,000 LB. DYNAMIC MEASUREMENTS OVER A SHORT THREE-BUMP COURSE WERE MADE WITH EACH VEHICLE IN TWENTY-FOUR DIFFERENT LOADING CONFIGURATIONS. STATIC AND DYNAMIC DATA OBTAINED WERE REDUCED AND TABULATED. A 20,000 LB. TRACTOR-TRAILER IS ALSO BEING TESTED AT THIS TIME. AN EXTENDED ROAD COURSE WILL BE UTILIZED FOR TESTS ON THIS VEHICLE AND ON THE PREVIOUSLY TESTED TRUCKS. /AUTHOR/

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • Rept A-3232.2, 20 PP, 1 APP
  • Corporate Authors:

    General Testing Company

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  • Publication Date: 1970-4-30

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00223349
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Oct 19 1970 12:00AM