Data recorded during railroad shipment of automobiles were used to determine cause of auto frame damage; it is shown that damage is caused primarily by vertical motions of rail car; these motions were duplicated by relatively simple simulator consisting of tape controlled servo hydraulic rams and platform; simulator reproduces automobile damage experienced on railroad shipments, and has been used to evaluate rapidly different methods of attaching automobiles to rail car; result of study was change in hook design and establishment of tiedown chain angle and preload. (24061)


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    Title :

    Laboratory simulation of vibration environment encountered in rail shipment of automobiles


    Additional title:

    SAE Paper


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE Meeting ; 1969 Shock problems


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1969


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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