Summary Proceedings of the Symposium on Engineering of Tractor Protective Structures Held on 18th-20th May 1978 at the Strathmore Hotel, Luton

摘要

This report comprises synopsis papers summarizing twelve presentations at an international symposium on tractor safety cab engineering. Aspects discussed included: the stability of vehicles and implements on slopes; analyses of overturning incidents to determine their causes and consequences; the dynamics of sideways overturning in relation to energy absorption by protective structures; sideways overturning behavior on continuous slopes; the use of mathematical modelling and computer programs for analyzing safety cab impact strength and improving safety cab design; effects of corrosion, fatigue, physical damage and low temperature embrittlement on cab life; and test procedures for tractor cab durability.