Terramechanics and Off-Road Vehicle Engineering

This book will be of great interest to any professional engineer. Reflecting the increase in the off-road vehicle, and it is a comprehensive introduction to the vehicle, territories, mechanics of vehicle / terrain interaction.

• The only book to cover the principles of SUVs, tractors, and agricultural vehicles


• Covers the latest developments in the field, including the latest generation of high-mobility vehicles in Europe, North America and Asia.


• Ideal for professional students. Reference, examples, case studies, and accompanying problems and solutions.

prefaces
Conversion Factors
Nomenclature
1. Introduction
2. Modeling of Terrain Behavior
3. Measurement of Terrain Properties
4. Characterization of the Response of Terrains to Normal and Repetitive Loadings
5. Characterization of the Shearing Behavior of Terrains
6. Performance of Off-Road Vehicles
7. Methods for Evaluating Tracked Vehicle Performance
8. Computer-Aided Method. NTVPM for Performance of Vehicles with Flexible Tracks
9. Applications of the Computer-Aided Method The NTVPM is a Parametric Analysis of Vehicles with Flexible Tracks
10. Computer-Aided Method. RTVPM for Performance of Vehicles with Long-pitch Link Tracks
11. Methods for Evaluating Wheeled Vehicle Performance
12. Computer-Aided Method NWVPM for the Performance of Tires and Wheeled Vehicles
References
index