In order to achieve predictable handling of a race car, local mounts connecting suspension components to the chassis should be sufficiently rigid to minimize unwanted local deflection which may adversely affect suspension geometry. In this work, the effects of local chassis flexibility of the spring perch on roll stiffness, tire camber change, and steer angle change are determined from a finite...

In this study, it is theorized that party websites play a distinctive role in two regards: (i) they function as a pluralistic civic forum by facilitating the voice of oppositional challengers and increasing the visibility of minor and fringe parties, so that attentive citizens can learn more about the range of electoral choices; (ii) in addition, party websites function as a channel for politic...

terminal heat stress in mediterranean climates like ahwaz is reduced wheat yield. in order to study effect of terminal heat stress on yield and yield components of 20 spring bread wheat cultivars, an experiment was conducted in ramin university of agricultural and natural resources, ahwaz in 2007-2008. the experimental design was stripe block design in randomized complete block design with thre...

Structural tests using dynamic substructuring methods require a robust controller to synchronise the numerical and physical responses, and a stable and accurate algorithm to simulate the numerical components. The proposed new substructuring strategies use real-time finite element methods to guarantee modelling accuracy and output-based controllers to achieve robust synchronisation. Output-based...

Helical springs within the primary suspension are critical components for isolating the whole vehicle system from vibration generated at the wheel/rail contact. As train speeds increase, the frequency region of excitation becomes larger, and a simplified static stiffness can no longer represent the real stiffness property in a vehicle dynamic model. Coil springs in particular exhibit strong int...