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Design of an Aluminum Truck Body Mounted on Chassis for Dry Cargo
Technical Paper
2013-36-0399
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Abstract
The truck body on chassis for dry freight applies to several types of goods, including packagings, broken or unitized cargoes. In Brazil, this equipment is traditionally made of wood and recently of steel. Moreover, in overseas countries the manufacturing of aluminium bodies is quite common (mainly in Europe and the United States), for economic, operational and environmental reasons, such as: weight reduction and resulting increase in payload capacity of the vehicle; easy manufacturing and repair; recyclability of the material used.
This paper presents the main features and technical requirements from the Design of a Aluminium Truck Body mounted on a 3-axle truck, with 23 tons of deadweight (Gross Weight) and 5.4m of distance between axes.
During developing of the design, computational tools were used, e.g. 3D modeling (CAD) Finite Element Method Modeling (FEM) and Structural Optimization (Parametric and Topological), in order to meet the following requirements:
- Specification of the regulations and standards as well as technical recommendations of the manufacturers of commercial vehicles;
- Easy manufacturing, maintenance and repair;
- Operational functionality for the transport of several goods;
- The correct mechanical strength of the structure, when subjected to different load cases;
- Minimizing the total weight of the equipment.
The technical data for the project are provided by means of tables and figures, which describe the payload capacity of the truck, its external and internal dimensions, arrangement of removable covers and accessories for loads securing.
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Authors
- Sylla Benedicto Abibe Aranha - SBAranha Serviços de Informática Ltda.
- Edgard Fernandes de Andrade - SBAranha Serviços de Informática Ltda.
- Eliana Mitiko Katayose - SBAranha Serviços de Informática Ltda.
- Kaísa Couto Machado - SBAranha Serviços de Informática Ltda.
- Marcelo Gonçalves - SBAranha Serviços de Informática Ltda.
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Aranha, S., de Andrade, E., Katayose, E., Machado, K. et al., "Design of an Aluminum Truck Body Mounted on Chassis for Dry Cargo," SAE Technical Paper 2013-36-0399, 2013, https://doi.org/10.4271/2013-36-0399.Also In
References
- EN 1090-3: Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures - Part 3: Technical requirements for aluminium structures
- EN 1999 Eurocode 9: Design of aluminium structures - Part 1-1 General structural rules - Part 1-2 Structural fire design - Part 1-3 Structures susceptible to fatigue - Part 1-4 Cold-formed structural sheeting - Part 1-5 Shell structures
- ABNT NBR ISO 1176 2006 Veículos rodoviários automotores - Massas - Vocabulário e códigos ABNT - Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas
- NBR 7469 Sistema de fixação de cargas em veículos rodoviários de carga
- NBR 7468 Proteção contra deslocamento ou quedas de carga em veículos rodoviários de carga NBR7470 Bloqueio e escoramento de cargas em veículos rodoviários de carga
- European Best Practice Guidelines on Cargo Security for Road Transport European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport
- CEN EN 12642 Securing of cargo on road vehicles - Body structure of commercial vehicles - Minimum requirements - European Committee for Standardisation
- DIN EN 12640 Securing of cargo on road vehicles - Lashing points on commerical vehicles for goods transportation - Minimum requirements and testing