Finite element analysis of pre-ROPS tractor axle housing strength

Tractor rollover protective structures (ROPS) have been found effective for protecting people from serious injury or death when tractors overturn. Extension agricultural engineers and safety specialists are promoting the retrofitting of ROPS on pre-ROPS tractors. ROPS, meeting to ASAE standards, are...

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Main Author: Wen, Dongfang
Other Authors: Biological Systems Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40172
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10242005-174033/