Until recently, the design of new models of semitrailer has been performed based on the experience of the manufacturers of such vehicles. In the last five years the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University ...

Today the crane assembly on trucks is done by installing steel sub-frames. These sub-frames reinforce and stiffen the original chassis of the trucks. The correct design of these components allows the proper functioning of ...

Tank containers are intermodal containers for transport liquids, gases and powders in bulk in trucks, trains or ships. In recent years its use has been increased mainly for three reasons which are to give a greater security ...

The air-assisted sprayers are commonly used to apply chemical products in orchards. The sprayer generates small droplets (around 200 m diameter) which are transported to the crop in an air flow generated by a fan powered ...

The application of phytosanitary products in plantations of fruit trees are made by trailed agricultural sprayers. Current demand is requesting larger implements that improve the results of the treatments. In order to ...

This paper shows the process of design, development and implementation of the first test bench developed for the heavy vehicles industry, able to analyze the structural behavior of a full semi-trailer under fatigue loading. ...

The current European regulation concerning rear underrun protection systems in semi-trailers collected in Directives 79/490/CEE and 2006/20/CEE, requires the fulfilment of several tests consisting in the application of an ...

In recent years, fuel consumption and competition in transport have generated that the vehicles optimization is a critical phase in the design of all types of vehicles. The developed study include the design, numerical ...

Sintering is a precision manufacturing process for producing industrial components in large series, without material loss, highly reliable and economical. In one phase of this manufacturing process, metallic powder is ...