The objective of this article is to report on the effectiveness of Rollover Protective Structures (ROPS) in preventing continuous overturns of compactors/rollers. This study is a case-based analysis of government investigation reports of injury-related overturns of compactors/rollers. The overturns were predominately on construction sites including road and embankment construction in the USA. Other sites included driveway and roadway maintenance or repair and transporting of compactors/rollers either by driving or when loading on or unloading from trailers. The principle intervention observed in controlling a continuous overturn (a roll beyond 90 degree relative to the impact surface) was the presence of a ROPS on a compactor/roller that serves as an anti-roll bar. The main outcome measures are cases of compactor/roller overturns that are restricted to a 90 degree roll or are continuous (exceed a 90 degree roll.) All cases of an overturn in which a ROPS was present resulted in no continuous overturn, and the cases involved with no ROPS averaged an overturn of 301 degree, showing a propensity for a continuous overturn. This case-based analysis identified a ROPS on compactors/rollers as an effective control for reducing the risk of an overturn to 90 degree relative to the impact plane.


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    Title :

    Continuous overturn control of compactors/rollers by rollover protective structures


    Additional title:

    Verhinderung des Überschlagens von Baumaschinen zum Verdichten und Glätten durch Schutzvorrichtungen am Fahrzeug


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2008


    Size :

    15 Seiten, 4 Bilder, 2 Tabellen, 55 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    Continuous overturn control of compactors/rollers by rollover protective structures

    Myers,M.L. / Emory Univ.,US / Univ.of Kentucky,US | Automotive engineering | 2008



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