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Title	PREDICTING HGV ROAD LOADS FROM RIG TESTS WITH INPUTS ON ONE AXLE AT A TIME
Accession No	00739988
Authors	Best, A; Schlesinger, A
Journal Title	International Journal of Heavy Vehicle Systems Vol. 3 No. 1
Corp. Authors / Publisher	Inderscience Enterprises Limited ; International Association for Vehicle Design/Inder Sciences Enterprises Limited
Publication Date	19970000
Description	p. 55-79; Figures; References
Languages	English
Abstract	This paper describes an investigation into the possibility of predicting HGV road (pavement) loads at any speed on a road of known spectral density by measuring the transfer functions relating them to individual axle inputs. The transfer functions of an air-suspension bogie and a rubber walking-beam one were measured on a two-station electro-hydraulic rig, using a variety of input profiles. Two levels of input were used in order to assess nonlinearity effects. Predictions using the transfer functions were compared with existing measurements taken on instrumented vehicles on a test track. The results are sufficiently promising for the method to merit further investigation.
Supplemental Information	"Heavy Vehicle Systems," a special series of the "International Journal of Vehicle Design," features this issue on Vehicle-Road and Vehicle-Bridge Interaction, Third Engineering Foundation Conference, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, June 5-10, 1994.
TRT Terms	Air suspension systems ; Car trucks (Railroads) ; Dynamics ; Electrohydraulic mechanisms ; Heavy vehicles ; Loads ; Pavements ; Trucks
Other Terms	Bogies; Electrohydraulic systems; Pavement loading; Truck dynamics
Subject Areas	H53 VEHICLE CHARACTERISTICS; I95 Vehicle Inspection
Availability	Inderscience Enterprises Limited Find a library where document is available Order Document: http://worldcat.org/oclc/30654285
TRIS Files	HRIS
Database	TRIS Online

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