@article{ref1,
title="Cargo securement methods and vehicle braking performance",
journal="International journal of vehicle performance",
year="2016",
author="Arroyo Contreras, G. M. and Lozano Guzmán, A. A. and Betanzo Quezada, E. and Romero, J. A.",
volume="2",
number="4",
pages="353-373",
abstract="According to road safety standards, the cargo must be secured to the carrying vehicle in such a way that it does not shift or fall, setting performance measures addressing specific acceleration levels that the cargo restraint system must withstand. For a braking manoeuvre, the mandatory acceleration level is 0.8 g. On the other hand, improved stopping distances are being demanded, involving accelerations on the order of 0.52 g. In this paper, a dynamic model is proposed to assess the braking performance of a cargo vehicle, as a function of the cargo securement method and pavement roughness. <br><br>RESULTS suggest that transient accelerations greater than 0.8 g can be attained during the braking manoeuvre, as a result of the cargo-vehicle decoupling, provoking that the braking forces be exerted on a diminished mass. A value of 1.1 g is recommended as a new mandatory braking acceleration level that the cargo securement method should withstand.     Keywords: cargo securement; vehicle braking; braking performance; pavement roughness; road safety; cargo-vehicle interaction; tiedowns; road safety standards; braking acceleration level; stopping distance; performance measures; dynamic modelling; braking forces.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1745-3194",
doi="10.1504/IJVP.2016.10000720",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJVP.2016.10000720"
}