PSI - Issue 12

T. Novi et al. / Procedia Structural Integrity 12 (2018) 145–164

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Author name / Structural Integrity Procedia 00 (2018) 000–000

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Fig. 1. Cutaway view of a SAD

Nomenclature

a x maximum longitudinal acceleration A a apparent contact area A contact area c p specific heat d internal diameter D external diameter E Young’s modulus f friction coe ffi cient F force F x longitudinal force F z r vertical force on rear axle h vehicle center of mass height H heat transfer coe ffi cient HB Brinnell hardness

h c contact conductance H c contact microhardness i rw number of ball crowns l characteristic length m vehicle mass