Ceneter of Gravity
Ceneter of Gravity
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I don't have anymore information than what is attached about the truck
My center of gravity knowledge is a bit rusty
Anybody can tell me the raised location of combined CG ?
The loads shown are Truck + Material in bed
Struggling to find raised combined (truck + material) CG in height and length
Thank you so much
My center of gravity knowledge is a bit rusty
Anybody can tell me the raised location of combined CG ?
The loads shown are Truck + Material in bed
Struggling to find raised combined (truck + material) CG in height and length
Thank you so much






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Hcg = [(Hm1 * M1) + (Hm2 * M2)] / (M1+M2)
So yes you need the mass of the truck, and the bed, and the product to be stored in the bed.
Break the regions into two separate masses(M) and find the heights of their respective CGs (Hm).
From XR250's post probably worth considering a few cases to find the location of CG that controls for your need.
You can apply the same procedure in any direction about any datum to find the location of the CG horizontally as well.
So you could first find the Xcg of the truck based on the axle loads. Then assume a height of the truck cg. Assume a height of the CG for the bed raised and then weight the averages.
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The Empty weight = 44,000#
Material Weigth = 98,000#
Total Weigth = 142,000#
I am sorry it has been long time since school and havent came across with CG calculations
What are Hm1
Have any sample calcs or something that I follow
I appreciate your help
I dont have the truck itself (empty) CG and we dont know the truck that why I said this is all info I have
Any way that I can get the raised combined CG? or it is dead end
Thanks
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have you googled "center of gravity" ? did that, the equations, make sense ?
have you opened a 1st year engineering text ... just 'cause it's years since, doesn't mean you can't learn stuff for yourself.
yes, i'm feeling particularly crabby today.
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No I did not know about it
What condition is that? Could you please explain more in detail? Any article papers, pics, information will be tremendous help.
I greatly appreciate it
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This is why I took the time to learn concepts in school rather than equations. It is hard to forget concepts but easy to forget equations. As long as you understand the concept you should be able to derive the equations (in most cases anyhow). Made taking tests alot easier.
For center of gravity, you are taking the mass of an object and multiplying it by its moment arm about your datum (in your case - the ground). You do that for each object, add them together and then divide by the total mass.
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Can u please explain this condition you stated, "... there is a condition after partial unloading that is more unstable." ?
I really need to be careful with this and any information will be appropriated.
Partially full? how much is partially full?
Any papers or research on that, that you can reference please.
Also driftLimiter (Structural),
Based on all data that so far I have given I think I am unable to calculate the combined CG at raised position and I think without the CG of the truck empty I cant find the raised full material + truck combined CG, am I right?
Thank you
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To analyze this properly, you would want to know the horizontal center of gravity for the cab, and its frame (Mass 1). But you will need to know both the horizontal and vertical CG of the bed (Mass 2) which will be highly dependent of the contents of the load it is carrying. The CG of the bed should be centered in the horizontal direction (assuming load is distributed equally) but as you rotate up obviously the contents shift toward the rear as it begins to dump (and so does the CG)
I have not analyzed dump truck loads so I am not sure how manufacturers present their technical data.
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Do you know the current centre of gravity? Do you know the centre of mass of the bed? If you don't, this is all a waste of time. If you do, you should be able to subtract the bed, and add it in again in its lifted state, doing the moments suggested by XR250.
Is anybody going to be checking your work? This looks to be safety related.
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I do think that you needed some more information, particularly the height of the cg of the truck.
Although it wouldn't be un-reasonable to assume the height in my opinion.
The info you provided you would need to make several assumptions about the vertical height of the mass cgs.
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Yes please explain it the videos do not point the problem as structural engineering point of view.
I watched them.
Please any photo, sketches ,explanation, studies
Have u guys designed truck-anti tip frame?
I am in need on some design hints, load cases , etc
Thank you
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From a structural point of view, you NEED the centre of gravity of the empty truck to perform any useful calcs. Even a good rough estimate would likely suffice. Then you need to check it for some different loading cases as indicated above.
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This shows the trailer tipping over because the material at the bottom flows out before the material at the top even starts to move. Weight down low adds stability while weight at the top reduces it. Tipping occurs when the center of gravity goes beyond the the wheels. Having a suspension which tilts as the center of gravity moves to one side greatly decreases stability.
If the dump load moves as one solid mass the CG will always move down during the dump. If the lower material moves first the center of gravity will move up as material is dumped.