Vibration and Impact Stresses at IBCs and Tank Trucks

Vibration and Impact Stresses at IBCs and Tank Trucks. The different types of stresses like impact or vibration by driving in the streets or cross the country are well known to the daily life. Depending on the construction and the condition of the spring/damping system of the vehicle, a painful stress in the human body sometimes may occur. Such dynamic stresses are certainly also transferred to the lading, in this particular case the containment systems as well as to the hazardous materials. Due to an effective cargo, securing equipment reduce the interaction of the lading significantly. However, not only the spring/damping system is important, also other suitable technical protection methods related to the vehicle are relevant. For impacts by rear end collision other prevention techniques are required. To avoid rear end damage by tank trucks tailgate protection can help. Results measured during road movement of a truck compared with results measured by the vibration tests at an Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) are part of this paper. A further part is dealing with the calculations for rear end protection compared with measured data.