Research at the Road Research Laboratory into the Protection of Car Occupants

1967 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. D. Neilson
Keyword(s):  
Research Laboratory ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Research Laboratory

Paper 14: Vehicle Defects as a Contributory Cause of Road Accidents

1969 ◽  
Vol 184 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-103
Author(s):  
H. Perring
Keyword(s):  
Research Laboratory ◽  
Road Accidents ◽  
The Road ◽  
Lessons Learnt ◽  
Transport Vehicle ◽  
Road Research Laboratory ◽  
Warranty Claims

Frequence of accidents due to mechanical defects is examined, and in addition the ways in which designers can learn details of failures. Relatively few accidents are fully investigated for mechanical failures, therefore designers must rely mainly on manufacturer's warranty claims for their information about failures which occur in service. These defects have usually not caused the accidents which might have resulted from them. Certain accidents are investigated by police teams, the Road Research Laboratory, accident hospitals, and Ministry of Transport vehicle examiners; and from these bodies information on mechanical defects is supplied to the manufacturers. Designers should apply lessons learnt from vehicles in service to designs on the board.

First Paper: Full-Scale Studies of the Performance of Plant in the Compaction of Soils and Granular Base Materials

1966 ◽  
Vol 181 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-90
Author(s):  
W. A. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Research Laboratory ◽  
Test Procedure ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
The Road ◽  
Base Materials ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Road Research Laboratory ◽  
Granular Base

The installation and test procedure employed at the Road Research Laboratory for studying the performance of compaction plant is described. The results of tests on a wide range of equipment are summarized and an outline is given of some investigations of more fundamental factors likely to affect the performance of compaction plant. The author would like to acknowledge the help given by his colleagues and particularly Mr A. W. Parsons of the Laboratory who assisted in much of the work described in the paper. The work described in this paper was carried out as part of the programme of research of the Road Research Laboratory and is contributed by permission of the Director of Road Research. Reproduced by permission of the Controller of H.M. Stationery Office, Crown copyright.

scholarly journals Test Track for the Road Research Laboratory

Nature ◽  
1960 ◽  
Vol 188 (4754) ◽  
pp. 894-894
Author(s):  
T. LONSDALE
Keyword(s):  
Research Laboratory ◽  
Test Track ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Research Laboratory
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