THE STABILITY OF ARTICULATED VEHICLES
INSTABILITY IN ARTICULATED VEHICLES AND THE CAUSE OF JACK-KNIFING AND OF TRAILER-SWING ARE DISCUSSED. WAYS IN WHICH THESE FORMS OF INSTABILITY CAN BE OVERCOME ARE DESCRIBED. THESE INCLUDE ANTI-LOCKING BRAKING SYSTEMS, LOAD SENSING BRAKE VALVES AND KING-PIN FRICTION DEVICES. THE PROBLEM OF VEHICLES OVERTURNING, IS ALSO DISCUSSED, TOGETHER WITH THE VARIOUS FACTORS THAT PARTICULARLY APPLY TO ARTICULATED VEHICLES, SUCH AS KING-PIN AND RUBBING PLATE WEAR, TRACTOR AND TRAILERS SUSPENSION STIFFNESS AND THE NATURAL FREQUENCY OF OSCILLATION OF THE TRACTOR-TRAILER UNIT. /RRL/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 2, No 3, PP 13-17, 5 FIG, 3 PHOT, 2 REF
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Corporate Authors:
N/A
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Authors:
- Wilkins, H A
- Publication Date: 1971-3
Media Info
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Brakes; Jackknifing; Oscillation; Overturning; Stability (Mechanics); Stiffness; Suspensions; Tractor trailer combinations; Trailers
- Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00222828
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 4 2003 12:00AM