DETERMINING HIGHWAY SHOCK INDEX

The U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps have jointly sponsored and participated in the development of a shock index for highway transportation. A numerical shock index, associated with a particular vehicle-load combination, can now be determined at a low cost by applying simple static field measurements. The shock index provides classification for a vehicle-load combination in regard to probability of shocks transmitted to the cargo during highway shipments. /Author/

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• Authors:
  • Grier, John H
• Conference:
  • 54th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia
  • Date: 1975-1-13 to 1975-1-17
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 15-20
• Monograph Title: Hazardous Materials Transportation and Highway Maintenance
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 554
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Classification; Commodities; Field tests; Freight transportation; Highway transportation; Indexes; Loads; Mechanical shock; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Field measurements
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129360
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309024609
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 14 1976 12:00AM