Suggestions for assessing the strength of construction of passenger vehicles
Abstract
Suggestions for assessing the strength of construction of passenger vehicles
The authors propose a method for determining the total impact energy of a bus rollover to the conditions of the Rules of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe № 66 (UNECE) intended for the certification of passenger motor vehicles of category M3. Propose an adjustment to the formula for calculating the height of the fall of the center of gravity of the bus.
Keywords: The bus, safety of bus construction, strength, deformation, a centre of mass, energy.