IN-SERVICE ASSESSMENT OF ROAD-FRIENDLY SUSPENSIONS: FOR INFORMATION
The results of this study, involving a limited sample of vehicles from medium to large fleets, indicate that in-service non-road-friendliness of air-suspended triaxle groups is a manageable issue once the OE-type approval test is in place. The effects of suspension, and particularly shock absorber wear in eroding the benefits of road-friendliness are incremental rather than dramatic. The emphasis in controlling road-friendliness in-service could therefore lie in the introduction of auditable suspension maintenance regimes utilising the following activities at prescribed intervals: shock absorber removal and inspection for defects, dynamometer testing and shock absorber replacement. (a)
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NATIONAL ROAD TRANSPORT COMMISSION (NRTC)
PO BOX 13105, LAW COURTS
MELBOURNE, VICTORIA Australia 8010 -
Authors:
- SWEATMAN, P
- McFarlane, S
- KOMADINA, J
- Cebon, D
- Publication Date: 2000-1
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 62P + APPENDICES p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Inspection; Loss and damage; Motor vehicles; Pavements; Suspension systems; Vehicle maintenance; Vehicles; Wear
- ITRD Terms: 1614: Damage; 2955: Pavement; 1329: Suspension (veh); 1255: Vehicle; 1575: Vehicle inspection; 3828: Vehicle maintenance; 5293: Wear
- Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00796441
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- ISBN: 0-642-54452-2
- Files: ITRD, ATRI
- Created Date: Aug 2 2000 12:00AM