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

Description

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

Links & Downloads

1. Elston, Malcolm John Mac Gregor (1991) The design and development of a light-weight aluminium semi-trailer, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, <http://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/handle/10539/22707>
2. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/22707

Tags

Trucks--Materials

Trucks--Design and construction

Aluminum

Trucks--Weight

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/22707
Date	January 1991
Creators	Elston, Malcolm John Mac Gregor
Source Sets	South African National ETD Portal
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	Thesis
Format	Online resource (2 volumes), application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf