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Vehicle C<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong><br />

AIS:031 - Strength of Superstructure of Large Passenger Vehicles<br />

(Type II & III Buses with more than 22 Passengers)<br />

The Strength of superstructure of the vehicle shall be<br />

verified accord<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g to <strong>on</strong>e of the follow<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g methods<br />

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A roll‐over test <strong>on</strong> a complete vehicle<br />

A roll‐over test <strong>on</strong> a body secti<strong>on</strong> or<br />

secti<strong>on</strong>s representative of a complete<br />

vehicle<br />

A pendulum test <strong>on</strong> a body secti<strong>on</strong> or<br />

secti<strong>on</strong>s<br />

A verificati<strong>on</strong> of strength of superstructure<br />

by calculati<strong>on</strong><br />

© Copyright <str<strong>on</strong>g>Tata</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Motors</str<strong>on</strong>g> Ltd.<br />

A Roll-overover event is<br />

<strong>on</strong>e of the most<br />

crucial hazards for<br />

the safety of<br />

passengers and the<br />

crew rid<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> a bus.<br />

COLLAPSED ROOF STRUCTURE<br />

Roll Over requirements are CMVR notified & followed by OEMs. But, not by<br />

unorganized sector bus body builders, abig<br />

enforcement gap &safety<br />

c<strong>on</strong>cerns<br />

.<br />

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