Analysis of the Reduction of Stability in Partially Filled Tank Vehicles

• Published in: Tehnički vjesnik Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 2055 - 2059
• Main Authors: Contreras, Gonzalo G. Moreno, Serrano, Juan Carlos, Valencia, Bladimir Ramon
• Format: Journal Article Web Resource
• Language: English
• Published: Slavonski Baod University of Osijek 01.12.2021; Josipa Jurja Strossmayer University of Osijek; Strojarski fakultet u Slavonskom Brodu; Fakultet elektrotehnike, računarstva i informacijskih tehnologija Osijek; Građevinski i arhitektonski fakultet Osijek; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Slavonski Brod, Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Osijek, Faculty of Civil Engineering in Osijek
• Subjects: Accidents; Analysis; Case studies; Heavy vehicles; Maneuvers; road safety; road tanker; Rollover; stability; Stability analysis; static rollover threshold; Tanker trucks; Traffic safety; Colombia
• ISSN: 1330-3651; 1848-6339
• DOI: 10.17559/TV-20200321162631

The accidents of heavy vehicles due to stability problems are not so frequent, but when this type of accident occurs, its results are often fatal, which is why the analysis of stability of heavy vehicles allows us to predict their limit of speed to safely travel on road or perform certain maneuvers that involve rollover risk. Additionally, when these vehicles transport liquids, the stability problems may be greater. Taking into account that one of the main factors to determine the risk of accident due to rollover is the Static Rollover Threshold, this article develops this factor for road tankers and it is determined by a case study such as these loads depending on the filling of the tank; they affect the stability of this type of vehicles and a comparison is made with respect to the improvement of the stability if the movement of this load is avoided.