Citation

Anderson S, Stopper D. Accid. Reconstr. J. 2020; 30(4): 25-27.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Accident Reconstruction Journal)

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Abstract

This article reports findings from testing of the frictional relationship between commercial vehicles and various surfaces. Static rollover tests and commercial bus side-slide tests on asphalt, grass, and gravel were conducted to expand on data findings of past testing of tankers, semi-trailers and school buses. In this study, a 2009 Daimler two-axle kneeling style bus weighing 30,313 lbs was used as the test vehicle. The vehicles was pulled by a five axle heavy wrecker's winch at an approximate speed of 1 kilometer per hour. The article's findings provide additional data for use in reconstructing a collision involving a commercial vehicle sliding over various surfaces.

Language: en

Keywords

Buses; Friction; Vehicle dynamics; Stability (Mechanics); Commercial vehicles; Friction tests