Vehicle structural durability testing (accelerated mileage accumulation):
BAPG has structural durability testing experience with the following vehicle types:
- Passenger cars and light trucks
- Heavy trucks (straight trucks and tractors)
- Buses and motor coaches
- Recreational vehicles (motor homes [class A], van chassis based [class C], travel trailers)
- Commercial trailers (e.g., van, flatbed, tank and container chassis)
- Military vehicles
- School buses
- Medium duty commercial trucks (e.g., delivery trucks and ambulances)
BAPG provides a complete vehicle structural durability testing facility and support services, including design engineering and FEA:
- Road profile capability (real world correlation to a BAPG durability course using accelerometer and strain gage data)
- Multiple road surfaces (chatter, impact, cobblestone, undulating, resonance road surfaces, high speed oval, gravel, body/chassis twist event and off road surfaces)
- Durability route and mileage amounts tailored to specific customer needs
- 24 hour per day mileage accumulation provided
- 7 day per week mileage accumulation available
- Data acquisition systems and instrumentation available
- Ballast (load simulation) provided as required
- BAPG road or public roadway mileage accumulation available
- Cold weather mileage accumulation available (November through March)
BAPG has trained personnel skilled in supporting vehicle structural durability testing:
- Technicians experienced in vehicle preparation, including initial inspections, vehicle build up, ballast installation, in-test inspections and vehicle repairs, among others
- Mileage accumulation drivers
- Engineers experienced in coordinating durability mileage accumulation programs, route selection and road profile determination, data analysis and test report preparation