AMCP 706-357, AMC PAMPHLET: ENGINEERING DESIGN HANDBOOK - AUTOMOTIVE SERIES (APR-1970)

AMCP 706-357, AMC PAMPHLET: ENGINEERING DESIGN HANDBOOK - AUTOMOTIVE SERIES (APR-1970)., This handbook is one of the Automotive Series of the Army Materiel Command's Engineering Design Handbooks. This is a coordinated series of handbooks that contain basic information and fundamental data useful in the design and development of Army materiel and systems. They are authoritative references of practical information and quantitative data that serve as guidelines in the development of materiel to fulfill the tactical and technical requirements of the Armed Forces. Their purpose is to provide assistance to designers of military equipment and a measure of specialized technical guidance to military and civilian personnel who are responsible for the preparation of specifications for this equipment, and to those who are responsible for ensuring that these specifications are fulfilled. The Automotive Series treats the broad field of automotive equipment design, with particular emphasis upon the physical, operational, climatic, and human factors considerations imposed by the military environment and upon the ways that these considerations are unique to that environment. The vehicle body or hull, one of the major functional elements of the automotive assembly, is the subject of this handbook. Its treatment is divided into four major chapters; namely, Chapter 1, "Introduction", Chapter 2, "Design Considerations", Chapter 3, "Components Associated With Body and Hull Design", and Chapter 4, "Design Procedures and Design Criteria". A glossary of special terms used in this handbook and an index are included at the end of the handbook. The material presented in this handbook is a compilation of data and design information gathered from many sources. Because of the vast scope of the subject, its treatment has been limited to one of condensation and summary. Proofs and mathematical derivations are omitted, for the most part. Only final equations, qualifying or limiting information, and interpretations useful to the design process are given.