2500 tests of ability of military vehicles to climb slopes of loose sand were conducted on beach and dune sands; strength of sand on slopes was measured by means of cone penetrameter; slope-climbing performance of each of 5 sizes of vehicles tested is shown to be determined by strength of sand, tire size and inflation pressure; effect of each of variables on performance; empirical method employing firm surface tire print data, wheel load, and sand strength is presented as means of predicting sand slope climbing capability of all wheel drive vehicles.
Technique for estimating slope-climbing ability of wheeled vehicles in sand
SAE -- Paper
SAE Meeting ; 1963
1963
6 pages
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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