FRICTION COEFFICIENTS BETWEEN TYPICAL CARGO AND TRUCK DECKS
In 1993, the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators formed a load security research management committee to address the lack of a sound technical basis for the existing rules for load security on heavy vehicles. One of the recommendations of the task force was to perform the technical research necessary to develop consistent rules that would form the basis for a new standard on load security. The purpose of this project was to determine the coefficients of friction between typical cargo and typical truck decks. The effect of sand, oil, water and a rubber mat in the interface between the cargo and the deck was also evaluated. The results show some articles of cargo may have either consistently low or consistently high coefficients of friction on all truck decks, whereas the coefficients may vary quite widely for most cargo, depending on the deck material. A sandy or wet interface may either increase or decrease the coefficients of friction, depending on cargo and deck surface characteristics. An oily interface always reduces coefficients of friction, whereas rubber mats in the interface always result in coefficients of friction over 0.5. Recommendations are made that friction should be considered as part of the cargo securement systems, to the extent that it can be made reliable.
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Corporate Authors:
Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators
2323 St. Laurent Boulevard
Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1G 4J8 -
Authors:
- Billing, J R
- Lam, C P
- Publication Date: 1997-4
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: 27 p.
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Serial:
- CANADIAN COUNCIL OF MOTOR TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATORS. CCMTA LOAD SECURITY RESEARCH PROJECT REPORT
- Issue Number: 7
- Publisher: Ontario Ministry of Transportation
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Anchorages; Coefficient of friction; Loads; Stability (Mechanics); Tests; Trucks
- ITRD Terms: 3420: Anchorage; 5460: Coefficient of friction; 5567: Load; 1236: Lorry; 5930: Stability; 6255: Test
- Subject Areas: Motor Carriers; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00756958
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
- ISBN: 0-921795-35-1
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Dec 17 1998 12:00AM