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The design and development of a light-weight aluminium semi-trailer

A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Engineering, University of the
Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fuldlment of the requirements for the
degree of Master of Science in Engineering
Johannesburg, 1991 / With increasing competition in the commercial vehicle industry, future vehicle designs need to be able to carry greater payloads within the bounds of existing legislation. Increasing the payload efficiency of transport vehicles involves two main areas:

a. Optomizing the size and mass distribution of the vehicle for the purpose intended.

b. Keeping the tare mass as low as possible through efficient design and the use of lighter and stronger materials. [Abbreviated Abstract. Open document to view full version] / MT2017

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/22707
Date January 1991
CreatorsElston, Malcolm John Mac Gregor
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
FormatOnline resource (2 volumes), application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf

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