Wheel chock key design elements and geometrical profile for truck vehicle restraint - Rancourt D, Khazoom C, Blanchette C, Giraud L, Lemire J, St-Amant Y.

Wheel chocks are rather simple compliant mechanisms for stabilizing vehicles at rest. However, chocks must be carefully designed given the complex interaction between the chock and the tire/suspension system. Despite their importance for safety, literature...

Source: SafetyLit - August 16, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news