@article{ref1,
title="Numerical-experimental analysis of a semi-curtainsider according to the standard EN 12642-XL",
journal="International journal of vehicle modelling and testing",
year="2012",
author="Malon, Hugo and Castejon, Luis and Viñuales, Alberto",
volume="7",
number="2",
pages="159-172",
abstract="Today, countries such as Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands require compliance under the standard EN 12642-XL to load and unload trucks, semi-trailers and curtainsiders in their territory. Compliance under these regulations is a problem for manufacturers of semi-trailers and trucks due to the difficulty of modifying their models to the standard requirements. This paper shows the process developed in collaboration with the semi-trailers and semi-curtainsiders LECIÑENA S.A. and the research group 'New Technologies Applied on Vehicles and Road Safety' (VEHIVIAL), in the numerical and experimental analysis of a semi-curtainsiders, which has obtained an optimal model of a semi-curtainsider under the standard EN 12642-XL.    Keywords: EN 1642-XL; finite element method; FEM; vehicle modelling; vehicle testing; load security; vehicle loads; vehicle safety; truck loads; heavy vehicles; semi-trailers; curtainsiders; semi-curtainsiders.<p />",
language="en",
issn="1745-6436",
doi="10.1504/IJVSMT.2012.048445",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJVSMT.2012.048445"
}