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OverviewStarting 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andrew J. Day (Ford Professor of Quality Engineering and Director of the University of Bradford Centre for Automotive Research, University of Bradford, UK)Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann Inc Dimensions: Width: 19.10cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 1.220kg ISBN: 9780123973146ISBN 10: 0123973147 Pages: 488 Publication Date: 10 June 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9780128220054 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface – Aims, overview, and acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Friction and friction materials 3. Braking system design for passenger cars and light vans 4. Braking system design for vehicle and trailer combinations 5. Brake design analysis 6. Brake system layout design 7. Thermal effects in friction brakes 8. Braking legislation 9. Brake testing 10. Brake noise and judder 11. Electronic braking systems 12. Case studies in the braking of road vehiclesReviews...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 Author InformationFormer Dean of the School of Engineering, Design, and Technology, University of Bradford, UK and course leader of the university's well-known Braking of Road Vehicles course (widely referred to as 'The Braking Course') for engineers in industry. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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