
Heavy Truck Crashworthiness - Phase III
STANDARD published on 1.4.1997
Designation standards: SAE CRP-013
Publication date standards: 1.4.1997
Country: American technical standard
Category: Technical standards SAE
This book details the recommended practices that resulted from research conducted in Phases I and II of the Heavy Truck Crashworthiness Cooperative Research Project. It covers the development, evaluation, and recommendation of test procedures that could be used to evaluate occupant protection in heavy trucks. Restraint systems, cab structures and cab interior components are covered. Draft SAE Recommended Practices (RPs) were developed for tests that evaluate each of these elements in manners consistent with typical real-world accident sequences.
SUBJECT TAXONOMY: Crashworthiness
SUBFILE: Automotive, Commercial Vehicle
TYPE OF DOCUMENT: Ground Vehicle Standard