Techniques employed by Caterpillar Tractor Co in simulating performance of tractor-scraper vehicles; quantity used as primary evaluation yardstick is cost/yd of moving earth; problem of calculating combined cost/yd of hauling and pushing units; earthmoving cycle adopted for calculation; simulation of performance of tractor-scraper on various portions of earthmoving cycle and calculation of time required for vehicle to traverse each.
Tractor-scraper performance evaluation using digital computer
SAE -- Paper
SAE Meeting (Central Ill Section) ; 1961
1961
8 pages
Conference paper
English
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