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Re: Commercial Vehicle Rollovers

Dale R. Williamson (dwilliam@golden.net)
Sun, 26 May 1996 20:04:14 -0400 (EDT)

To calculate centre of mass of a transport truck: C/M =H1+((H2-H1)divided by 2)
This is a basic formula which is used to calculate the centre of mass
which is then used in the roll over speed formula.
H1=deck height
H2=load height
C/M=centre of mass


Dale R. Williamson
dwilliam@golden.net

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