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An Optimal Braking Force Distribution in the Rigid Drawbar Trailers with Tandem Suspension Cover

An Optimal Braking Force Distribution in the Rigid Drawbar Trailers with Tandem Suspension

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|Mar 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ama-2025-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2300-5319 | Journal ISSN: 1898-4088
Language: English
Page range: 94 - 105
Submitted on: Nov 15, 2023
Accepted on: Nov 15, 2024
Published on: Mar 31, 2025
Published by: Bialystok University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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