TESTS ON METHODS OF SECUREMENT FOR METAL COILS

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 individual and combined contributions of blocking, friction and tiedowns to securement of large metal coils, for eyes either longitudinal or lateral, and loads applied either longitudinally or laterally. The test found that unsecured blocking can pop out under extreme loads, whereas blocks placed in bunks to form a cradle provided reliable resistance that increased as the coil was placed more deeply in the well of the cradle. Resistance provided by tiedowns depended strongly on the orientation of the tiedown, but total resistance can be estimated well by combining the resistance available from the separate sources. Recommendations are made regarding securement systems for large metal coils.

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  Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators

  2323 St. Laurent Boulevard
  Ottawa, Ontario  Canada  K1G 4J8
• Authors:
  • Billing, J R
  • Lam, C P
• Publication Date: 1997-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 74 p.
• Serial:
  • CANADIAN COUNCIL OF MOTOR TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATORS. CCMTA LOAD SECURITY RESEARCH PROJECT REPORT
  • Issue Number: 15
  • Publisher: Ontario Ministry of Transportation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Anchorages; Loads; Metals; Stability (Mechanics); Test procedures; Trucks; Wire
• ITRD Terms: 3420: Anchorage; 5567: Load; 1236: Lorry; 4543: Metal; 5930: Stability; 6288: Test method; 4520: Wire
• Subject Areas: Motor Carriers; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00756963
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• ISBN: 0-921795-43-2
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 17 1998 12:00AM