DESIGN OF ROLL-OVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE FOR A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE TERRAIN VEHICLE

The design, manufacture and installation of a cost-effective add-on roll-over protection bar was commissioned by the Australian Army in 1990 for a fleet of four wheel drive (4WD) terrain vehicles. The results indicated the vehicle cabin could not sustain its unloaded mass in any roll-over event. The design process and numerical modelling carried out to ascertain the add-on roll-bar's capacity according to the owner's peak load criteria are described in this paper. Whilst the article focuses on some of the technical aspects of the add-on roll-bar design, a number of questions regarding legal issues are raised towards the end of the paper. (a) For the record of the covering entry of this conference, please see IRRD abstract no 868510.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Queensland University of Technology

  School of Civil Engineering
  Brisbane,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Grzebieta, R H
• Conference:
  • AIRIL '95: THE INAUGURAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, RECONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION AND THE LAW: 16-19 OCTOBER, 1995, GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 221-31

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Design; Four wheel drive; Mathematical models; Overturning; Safety; Vehicles; Weight
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 9011: Design (overall design); 3883: Four wheel drive; 6473: Mathematical model; 1637: Overturning (veh); 1665: Safety; 1255: Vehicle; 5485: Weight
• Subject Areas: Design; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00729029
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-86856-989-5
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 12 1996 12:00AM