Leaf Springs and Tyres
Abstract
A test rig for measuring the quasi-static performance of tandem suspensions in the laboratory is described. Measurements on a standard tandem leaf-spring suspension show it to have high effective stiffness in bounce and poor static load equalisation. A method for eliminating the spring-end friction is investigated, and found to improve the performance significantly.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research
Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems
Railway Engineering and Dynamics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 439–458
- Publication date
- 11 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter