MIRA Released Research Reports

1950/2 Fatigue Strength of Cast Crankshafts. First Report on Influence of the Crankshaft Material on Bending Fatigue Strength - RJ Love, £15.00

1950/3 Some Experiments on Noise in Vehicles - JR Bristow & JG Woodgate, £15.00

1950/4 A Comparison of Some Exhaust Valve Materials Operating with Fuels of High Lead Content - J Spiers, £15.00

1950/5 Some Observations on Flow in Spray Nozzles - E Griffen & BS Masswy, £15.00

1950/6 Torsional Stiffness of Vehicle Structures: Fourth Report. Recommended Procedure for Measuring the Torsional Stiffness of Car Structures £15.00

1950/7 Bending Fatigue Strength of Gear Teeth: AA Comparison of Some Typical Gear Steels - RAC Fosberry & HD Mansion, £15.00

1950/8 Factors Influencing the Scuffing of Gears: A Summary of the Results of Work Done on Gear Scuffing by MIRA and the IAE Research Department - RAC Fosberry & HD Mansion, £15.00

1950/9 The Fatigue Strength of Steels: With Particular Reference on the Influence of Material Conditions and Surface Treatment. A Survey of Information - RJ Love, £15.00

1950/10 An Investigation of the Stresses in PSV Type Wheels First Report - Stresses Due to Static Loading - RAC Fosberry & P Metcalf, £15.00

1951/1 The Experimental Determination of Static and Dynamic Stresses in a Double-Deck Public Service Vehicle - P Metcalf, £20.00

1951/2 Fatigue Strength of Cast Crankshafts. The Influence of Some Special Design Features on Bending Fatigue Strength - RJ Love, £20.00

1951/3 Some Experiments of Ventilation and Heating of a Double-Deck Public Service Vehicle - TR Cave-Browne-Cave, £20.00

1951/4 Some Experiments on Spray Atomisation with Swirl Atomisers - E Griffen & BS Massey, £20.00

1951/5 Comfort and Fatigue in Vehicle Riding. A Survey of Investigations into the Effects on Driver and Passenger of Vehicle Riding Qualities - WG Stevenson, £20.00

1951/6 A torsional Fatigue Machine with Torque Control - RJA Paul & JR Bristow, £20.00

1951/7 Further Experiments on Noise in Vehicles: A Detailed Comparison of Three Cars - JG Woodgate & JR Bristow, £20.00

1951/8 The Failure of Gears by Pitting: A Comparison of Some Typical Gear Steels - HD Mansion, £20.00

1951/9 An Investigation of the Stresses in PSV Type Wheels. Second Report - Stresses Due to Dynamic Loading - RAC Fosberry, £20.00

1951/10 Brake Fade: A Brake Lining Testing Machine, and Some Preliminary Results - JNB Percy, £20.00

1951/11 Development of a Test Procedure for Lubricating Oils for British Road Vehicle CI Engines - Interim Report - GR Oliver & FP Whitehead, £20.00

1951/12 The Experimental Stress Analysis of a Small Saloon Car of Unitary Construction. First Report - Stresses Due to Static Loading - P Metcalf, £20.00

1951/13 Pressure-Backed Piston Rings. Second and Final Report - P de K Dykes, £20.00

1951/14 The Influence of Crankshaft Material on Bending Fatigue Strength. Second Report - Four Cast Steels - RJ Love, £20.00

1951-15 MIRA Four Channel Dynamic Strain Recorder (Mark II) - CHG Mills & JR Bristow, £20.00

1952/1 The Influence of Crankshaft Material on Bending Fatigue Strength. Third Report - Four Nodular Graphite Irons - RJ Love, £20.00

1952/2 The Experimental Stress Analysis of a Small Saloon Car of Unitary Construction. Second Report - Stresses Due to Dynamic Loading - P Metcalf, £20.00

1952/3 The Influence of Shot Peening and Cold Rolling on the Bending fatigue Strength of Cast Crankshafts - RJ Love, £20.00

1952/4 Brake Fade: Second Report - JNB Percy, £20.00

1952/5 Bending Strength of Gear Teeth: A Comparison of Some Carburising Steels - RJ Love & JG Campbell, £20.00

1953/1 Torsional Fatigue Strength of Cast Crankshafts: A Comparison of Four Materials - RJ Love, £20.00

1953/2 Oil Consumption in IC Engines - GR Oliver, £20.00

1953/3 Some Measurements of Operating Loads in the Crankshaft of a Medium-Sized Automobile Engine First Report - Bending Loads - RAC Fosberry, £20.00

1953/4 Bending Fatigues Strength of Carburised Gears: A COmparions of Some Production Methods - RJ Love, £20.00

1953/5 The Effect of Air Density on Spray Atomisation. Seventh Report - E Griffen & TAJ Lamb, £20.00

1954/1 Some Measurements of Operating Loads in the Crankshaft of a Medium-Sized Automobile Engine. Second Report - Torsion Loads - RAC Fosberry, £20.00

1954/2 The Improvement in the Bending Fatigue Strength of Production Crankshafts by Cold Rolling - RJ Love & DN Waistall, £20.00

1954/3 Bending Fatigue Strength of Some Induction Hardened, Pack Carburised and Gas Carburised Gears - RJ Love & D White et al, £20.00

1954/4 Effect of Gas Viscosity on Spray Atomisation - E Griffen, £20.00

1954/5 A Portable Tape Recorder for Automobile Noise Measurements - CHG Mills, £20.00

1955/1 Lubricating oils for CI Engines: An Engine Test Procedure for Scraper Ring Plugging - A Fogg & GR Oliver, £20.00

1955/2 An Investigation of the Cause and Nature of Brake Squeal - RAC Fosberry & Z Holubecki, £20.00

1955/3 An Investigation of Fractures in Axleshaft Splines - RJ Love, £20.00

1955/4 The Effect of Carburising Conditions and Heat Treatment on the Bending Fatigue Strength of Gears made from an En 362 Type Steel - D White & RJ Love et al, £20.00

1955/5 Measurements of Operating Bending loads in Automobile Engine Crankshaft - RAC Fosberry & GJA White, £20.00

1955/6 Measurements of Operating Torsion loads in Automobile Engine Crankshafts - RAC Fosberry & GJA White, £20.00

1955/7 Improving the Bending Fatigue Strength of Stub Axles by Shot Peening and Cold Rolling - DN Waistall & RJ Love, £20.00

1955/8 The Effect of Lead on the Bending Fatigue Strength of Gears made from an "Economy" Carburising Steel - RJ Love & H Allsopp, £20.00

1955/9 An Investigation of the Character and Causes of Road Noises in Vehicles - CHG Mills & J Nixon, £20.00

1955/10 A Review of Hydrokinetic Fluid Drives and their Possibilities for the British Motor Industry - JG Giles, £20.00

1956/1 Measurements of the Driver's Visibility from Private Cars and Commercial Vehicles and Some Recommendations for Minimum Visibility Requirements - RAC Fosberry & BC Mills, £7.50

1956/2 The Influence of Lubricating Oil Viscosity on the Power Output and Fuel Consumption of Modern Petrol and CI Engines - JA Whitehouse & JA Metcalfe, £25.00

1956/3 An Investigation into the Mechanism of Oil Loss Past Pistons - P de K Dykes, £25.00

1956/4 An Investigation of Flat-Disc Wheel Fixings - RAC Fosberry, £25.00

1956/5 A Single Blow Impact Testing Machine for Gear Teeth - H C Allsopp, R J Love et al, £25.00

1956/6 The Effect of Carburising Conditions and Heat Treatment on the Impact Strength of Gears made from an EN 362 Type Steel - HC Allsopp & RJ Love, £25.00

1956/7 The Use of Positive Displacement Hydraulic Drives for Motor Car Transmissions - JG Giles, £25.00

1957/1 Some Experiments on the Prevention of Brake Squeal - RAC Fosberry & Z Holubecki, £25.00

1957/2 Resistance to Pitting of Gear Teeth: A Comparison of Nine Carburising Steels - HC Allsopp & AT Weare et al, £25.00

1957/1 Third Report on Squeal of Drum Brakes - RAC Fosberry & Z Holubecki, £25.00

1957/4 Transmission Ratio Requirements for Road Vehicles - JG Giles, £25.00

1957/5 The Power Losses of Reciprocating IC Engines: Some Preliminary Motoring Tests on Two Small Modern Engines - JA Whitehouse & JA Metcalf, £25.00

1958/1 The Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles - A Survey of the Literature - RAC Fosberry, £25.00

1958/2 Intake and Exhaust Silencing - A Collection of Abstracts, £25.00

1958/3 Two Machines for Torsional Testing of Splined Specimens - HC Allsopp & RJ Love, £25.00

1958/4 Resistance of Pitting of Gear Teeth - Comparison of Gear Production Processes - HC Allsopp & RJ Love, £25.00

1958/5 The Mechanical Efficiency of IC Engines. A Review of Published Information - JA Whitehouse & JA Metcalf, £25.00

1958/6 The Effect of Panel Damping Treatments on Motor Vehicle Noise - CHG Mills & JC Dixon et al, £25.00

1958/7 A Survey of Automatically Operated Gearboxes - JG Giles & BC Mills, £25.00

1958/8 The Effect of Engine Lubricating Oil Viscosity on the Performance of a Group of Public Service Vehicles, with Special Reference to Cylinder Bore Wear - JA Metcalf, £25.00

1958/9 The Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles ~ A Comparison of Cars and Their Models in Wind Tunnels - RAC Fosberry & RGS White, £25.00

1958/10 The Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles - Road Measurement of Drag and Comparison with Wind Tunnel Measurements - RAC Fosberry & Z Holubecki, £25.00

1959/1 Torsional Fatigue Strength of Cast Crankshafts. The Influence of Some Design Variables - RJ Love, £25.00

1959/2 Improving the Fatigue Strength of Steel Components by Fillet Rolling - DH Wright & RJ Love, £25.00

1959/3 Torsional Strength of Splined Shafts and Similar Coupling Members - HC Allsopp & RJ Love et al, £25.00

1959/4 Interim Report on Disc Brake Squeal - RAC Fosberry & Z Holubecki, £25.00

1959/5 Experiments with a Prototype Hydraulic Transmission (First Report on the Double Differential System) - JG Giles, £25.00

1959/6 The Effect of Tyre Construction on Road-Excited Body Noise - CHG Mills & D C Lavender, £25.00

1959/7 The Influence of Carburising Condition and Heat Treatment on the Bending Fatigue Strength and Impact Strength of Gears Made From EN 352 Steel - RJ Love & H C Allsopp et al, £25.00