An experimental investigation of the minimum mileage between required brake adjustments is presented, for a particular vehicle configuration, fully loaded, on a defined route. To insure the results represented maximum brake lining wear, or minimum adjustment interval, for a container chassis, the operator followed a strict protocol requiring the use of chassis brakes only, except when safety dictated otherwise.
The data collected during the investigation have been tested against a proposed procedure for predicting brake adjustment frequency. This procedure should allow brake adjustment intervals to be predicted for other vehicle configurations and other service conditions.
See papers presented at SAE World Congress & Exhibition, April 2009, Detroit, MI, USA, Session: Occupant Protection: Accident Reconstruction (Part 2 of 4): Event Data Recorders (Part 2 of 2) and Vehicle Performance
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