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Assessing the roll stability of heavy vehicles in South Africa

Author: Benade, R ; Berman, RJ ; Kienhöfer, F ; Nordengen, Paul A Date: Jul 2016 In South Africa there are approximately 12.5 truck-crash-related fatalities per 100 million kilometres travelled. This is between 4 and 10 times higher than a number of European countries such as Denmark, France, Germany and Switzerland and ... Read more
Autonomous prediction of performance-based standards for heavy vehicles

Author: Berman, R ; Benade, R ; Rosman, Benjamin S Date: Nov 2015 In most countries throughout the world, heavy vehicle use on public roads are governed by prescriptive rules, typically by imposing stringent mass and dimension limits in an attempt to control vehicle safety. A recent alternative framework ... Read more
Hyperformance: predicting high-speed performance of a b-double

Author: Berman, Robert J ; Benade, R ; Rosman, Benjamin S ; Nordengen, Paul A Date: Nov 2016 This paper presents a data driven approach to develop a prediction model for the PBS performance of heavy vehicles. A gap exists between trailer manufacturers who create PBS vehicle designs and the PBS assessors who evaluate the performance ... Read more
Modelling vertical uniform contact stress of heavy vehicle tyres

Author: Steenkamp, Anton J ; Berman, Robert ; Benade, R Date: Jul 2016 The field of tyre dynamics is a relatively new, but highly complex field of engineering. The testing and modelling of various tyres in order to determine stress distributions of tyres on the road surface, under varying conditions, remains a ... Read more
Performance based standards: A sustainable solution for transportation in South Africa

Author: Berman, R ; Benade, R Date: Dec 2015 The costs of logistics in South Africa are dominated by high transportation and fuel costs which are ultimately carried by consumers. An alternative regulatory framework for governing heavy vehicles is explored as a means to not only decrease ... Read more
A Pro-Forma approach to Car-Carrier Design

Author: Benade, R ; Berman, R ; Kienhöfer, F ; Nordengen, Paul A Date: Nov 2016 In this work a pro-forma approach is developed for assessing truck and centre-axle tag-trailer or 50/50 car-carrier designs in terms of their compliance with the South African Performance-Based Standards (PBS) pilot project requirements. ... Read more

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