ROPS Safety Compliance Testing Lockheed Propulsion Company

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Weed, Robert W., author.

Conference Name:

Farm, Construction and Industrial Machinery Meeting (1971-09-13 : Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1971

Summary:

This paper describes the static test of construction equipment Roll-Over Protective Structures (ROPS) as performed in accordance with the applicable SAE Recommended Practices. Details of the test facility are presented, including test fixturing concepts and pertinent design calculations. The heavy equipment tie-down methods and restraint systems are shown. Data acquisition accuracy and methods are described. Data from several tests are compared with data from SAE committee files

Notes:

Vendor supplied data

Publisher Number:

710694

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license