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BS AU 210-2:1994

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Drawbars for caravans and light trailers Specification for the design of aluminium drawbars and chassis
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

07-15-1994

Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1. Scope
2. References
3. Definitions
4. Symbols
5. Resistance calculation for drawbars
6. Deflection calculation
7. Fatigue
8. Mechanical design of chassis
9. Chassis strength
10. Joining of body to chassis
Tables
1. Properties of aluminium alloys
2. Permissible stresses for aluminium alloys
Figures
1. Drawbar reference dimensions
2. Curves relating maximum stress and stress ratio
     for 10 (to the power 8) life cycles
List of references

Specifies: a procedure for determining the mechanical strength of drawbars for caravans and light trailers; requirements for the mechanical design of the chassis for caravans and light trailers. Coverage includes definitions, symbols, fatigue, and joining of body to chassis. Also gives tables and diagrams.

This Part of BS AU 210 specifies:

  1. a procedure for determining the mechanical strength of drawbars for caravans and light trailers where the vertical static force on the coupling head is not less than 245 N and not greater than 735 N;
  2. requirements for the mechanical design of the chassis for caravans and light trailers.

This standard applies to aluminium chassis of caravans and light trailers provided they are not of welded construction. It also covers the aluminium elements of chassis of composite construction, again provided the aluminium parts have not been welded.

NOTE The method for calculation of the mechanical strength of steel drawbars for caravans and light trailers is covered in BS AU 210-1.

Committee
AUE/13
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 92/76306 DC (11/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2011. (12/2010)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
14
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

BS AU 210-1:1987 Drawbars for caravans and light trailers Method of calculation for the mechanical strength of steel drawbars
DEFSTAN 23-6/3(2000) : 2000 GUIDE TO THE COMMON TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MILITARY LOGISTIC VEHICLES AND TOWED EQUIPMENT

BS 8118-2(1991) : 1991 STRUCTURAL USE OF ALUMINIUM - PART 2: SPECIFICATION FOR MATERIALS, WORKMANSHIP AND PROTECTION
BS 8118-1:1991 STRUCTURAL USE OF ALUMINUM - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DESIGN
BS 3382-1&2(1961) : 1961 SPECIFICATION FOR ELECTROPLATED COATINGS ON THREADED COMPONENTS - CADMIUM ON STEEL COMPONENTS - ZINC ON STEEL COMPONENTS
BS AU 210-1:1987 Drawbars for caravans and light trailers Method of calculation for the mechanical strength of steel drawbars
BS 1706:1990 Method for specifying electroplated coatings of zinc and cadmium on iron and steel
ISO 7237:1993 Caravans — Masses and dimensions — Vocabulary
ISO 3853:1994 Road vehicles — Towing vehicle coupling device to tow caravans or light trailers — Mechanical strength test
BS EN 24014:1992 Hexagon head bolts. Product grades A and B
BS EN 24032:1992 Hexagon nuts, style 1. Product grades A and B
BS 1470:1987 Specification for wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys for general engineering purposes: plate, sheet and strip

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