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Braking of Road Vehicles

Get up to speed fast or update your technological and legislative knowledge with this braking system manual designed to meet the needs of professional automotive engineers.

Andrew J. Day (Author)

9780123973146, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 10 June 2014

488 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.9 cm, 1.22 kg

"...provides an excellent coverage on braking systems of road vehicles...will be found extremely useful guide to practicing automotive engineers and students studying automotive engineering and wish to take to the discipline as their career." --International Journal of Performability Engineering

Starting from the fundamentals of brakes and braking, Braking of Road Vehicles covers car and commercial vehicle applications and developments from both a theoretical and practical standpoint.

Drawing on insights from leading experts from across the automotive industry, experienced industry course leader Andrew Day has developed a new handbook for automotive engineers needing an introduction to or refresh on this complex and critical topic.

With coverage broad enough to appeal to general vehicle engineers and detailed enough to inform those with specialist brake interests, Braking of Road Vehicles is a reliable, no-nonsense guide for automotive professionals working within OEMs, suppliers and legislative organizations.

Preface – Aims, overview, and acknowledgements1. Introduction2. Friction and friction materials3. Braking system design for passenger cars and light vans4. Braking system design for vehicle and trailer combinations5. Brake design analysis6. Brake system layout design 7. Thermal effects in friction brakes 8. Braking legislation9. Brake testing10. Brake noise and judder 11. Electronic braking systems12. Case studies in the braking of road vehicles

Subject Areas: Automotive technology & trades [TRC]

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