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Report on wide thin-walled vehicles for palletised transport.

Exposé sur les véhicules de grande largeur parois minces (dites hétérogènes) pour le transport de palettes.

Author(s) : GAUTHIER G., BUGAREL R.

Type of article: Article, IJR article

Summary

Starting about 10 years ago, manufacturers have sought to produce transport vehicles to accommodate two standard pallets of width 1.20 m requiring an overall width of 2.44 m. Since the Highway Code limits vehicle width to 2.50 m this leaves a wall thickness of only about 30 mm. Other national regulations and international agreements further limit the design. The methods and materials used to obtain the authorized K-value, whilst giving the necessary wall strength and rigidity, will be described. The success of these designs for future temperature-controlled road transport, and for long journeys (i.e. Europe to the Middle East) remains to be demonstrated.

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  • Original title: Exposé sur les véhicules de grande largeur parois minces (dites hétérogènes) pour le transport de palettes.
  • Record ID : 30000940
  • Languages: French
  • Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 4 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 1981/05

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