Vehicle Standard (Australian Design Rule 59/00 - Omnibus Rollover Strength) 2006
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ANNEX 4
ROLL-OVER TEST ON A BODY SECTION
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TEST CONDITIONS
1.1 The body section shall represent a section of the unladen vehicle.
1.2 The geometry of the body section, the axis of rotation and the position of the centre of gravity in the same vertical and lateral directions shall be representative of the complete vehicle.
1.3 The mass of the body section, expressed as a percentage of the unladen kerb mass of the vehicle, shall be specified by the manufacturer.
1.4 The energy to be absorbed by the body section, expressed as a percentage of the total energy which would be absorbed by a complete vehicle, shall be specified by the manufacturer.
1.5 The percentage of total energy described in paragraph 1.4 shall not be less than the percentage of total kerb mass described in paragraph 1.3.
1.6 The test conditions specified in paragraph 1.6 of annex 3 and in paragraphs 2.1 to 2.6 of annex 5 shall apply.
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TEST PROCEDURE
2.1 The test procedures shall be the same as the procedure described in annex 3, except that the body section described above shall be used instead of a complete vehicle.