MIRA Released Research Reports

1960/1 The Influence of a Sulphur-Nitrogen Process on the Bending Fatigue Strength of Forged Crankshafts - D H Wright and J E Willn, £25.00

1960/3 The Measurement of Noise Emitted by Motor Vehicles - C H G Mills, £25.00

1960/4 Vehicle Riding Comfort: A Comparison of Some Subjective and Objective Measurements (Interim Report) - D T Aspinall, £25.00

1960/5 Performance Tests of a Slipper-VarcHydraulic Unit for Hydromechanical Shunt Transmission (Interim Report) - J G Giles and M Keene, £25.00

1960/6 Improvement of Fatigue Strength by Fillet Rolling. Five Cast Irons and A Cast Steel - D H Wright, R J Love et al, £25.00

1961/1 A Double Differential Transmission for a Typical Passenger Car (1.5 litre Engine) - J G Giles and B C Mills, £30.00

1961/2 Disc Brake Squeal - Its Mechanism and Suppression - R A C Fosberry and Z Holubecki, £30.00

1961/3 The Subjective Rating of Motor Vehicle Noise - C H G Mills and D W Robinson, £30.00

1961/4 The Application of Analogue Computers to Motor Vehicle Design: A Comparative Study of a Suspension Problem - F D Hales, £30.00

1961/5 Some Experiments on the Measurement of Exhaust Smoke Emission for Diesel Engines - R A C Fosberry and D E Gee, £30.00

1961/6 An Investigation of the Characteristics and Causes of Road Noise in Vehicles: Second Report - J C Dixon, £30.00

1961/7 A Decompression Chamber for Simulated Altitude Testing of IC Engines - J A Metcalf, £30.00

1961/9 Resistance to Pitting of Gear Teeth: A Comparison of Some Carburising Treatments Applied to EN 352 Steel - S Andrew, M J Henton et al, £30.00

1961/10 Atmospheric Pollution by Motor Vehicles in the State of California - A Fogg and R A C Fosberry, £30.00

1962/1 An Experimental Survey of Vehicle Aerodynamic Characteristics (First Report) - R G White, £30.00

1962/2 Double Differential Transmissions for a Medium Sized Commercial Vehicle - M Keene, £30.00

1962/3 The Effect of Atmospheric Conditions on the Performance of a Turbocharged Diesel Engine - R A C Fosberry and Z Holubecki, £30.00

1962/4 The Bending Fatigue Strength of Nodular Graphite Cast Iron Crankshaft - D H Wright and J E Willn, £30.00

1962/5 The Effects of Heat Cycling and Ageing on the Fatigue Strength of Fillet Rolled Components - D H Wright and J E Willn et al, £30.00

1962/6 A Variable Delivery Make-Up-Pump - M Keene, £30.00

1962/7 A Testing Machine for Cams and Cam Followers - S Andrew, R G Taylor et al, £30.00

1963/1 Test Equipment for Engine Air Filters - J A Metcalf, £30.00

1963/2 Noise-Reduction Design-Features of the Peugeot 404 - J C Dixon, £30.00

1963/3 The Influence of Road Salt on the Corrosion of Underbody Materials - J Nixon and A T Weare, £30.00

1963/4 Aerodynamic Effects of Modifications of a Typical Car Model - G W Carr, £30.00

1963/5 Surface Deterioration of Cams and Cam Followers: The Influence of Follower Rotation and Contact Stress - R G Taylor and S Andrew, £30.00

1963/6 The Effect of Material, Heat Treatment, Surface Treatment and Production Method, on the Strength of Splined Shafts - S Andrew and M J Henton, £30.00

1963/7 First Report on Cold-Rig Testing by Ricardo & Co Engineers (1927) Ltd £30.00

1963/8 The Effect of Atmospheric Conditions on the Performance of Naturally Aspirated Automotive Diesel Engines - R A C Fosberry and Z Holubecki, £30.00

1963/9 A 250 hp Chassis Dynamometer - R A C Fosberry and R G S White, £30.00

1963/10 Aerodynamics of Basic Shapes for Small Saloon Cars - R C Tustin (Ford) and G W Carr (MIRA), £30.00

1963/11 The Influence of Road Salt on the Corrosion of Underbody Materials and Finishes (Second Report) - J Nixon and A T Weare, £30.00

1964/1 Equipment and Techniques for Cold Rolling: A Summary of MIRA Work - D H Wright, J E Willn and R J Love, £30.00

1964/2 Improving Torsional Fatigue Strength by Cold Rolling - D H Wright and J E Willn, £30.00

1964/3 Engine Exhaust Silencing (First Report) - C D Haynes and R L Kell, £30.00

1964/4 An Experimental Survey of Vehicle Aerodynamic Characteristics (Second Report) - R G S White, £30.00

1964/5 Correlation of Full-Scale Wind Tunnel and Road Measurements of Aerodynamic Drag - G W Carr and M J Rose, £30.00

1964/6 Cold Straightening of Crankshafts - D H Wright and J E Willn, £30.00

1964/7 Second Report on Cold-Rig Testing by Ricardo & Co Engineers (1927) Ltd, £30.00

1964/B Vehicle Service Loads, Part I: A Preliminary Study of Stress Level Counting - C G Durry and J A Overton, £30.00

1964/9 Vehicle Service Loadings, Part Il. Random Vibration Analysis Applied to Road Surface Measurements and Vehicle Suspension Performance - A Craggs and R B Colledge, £30.00

1964/10 Vehicle Riding Comfort: The Correlation Between Subjective Assessments of Vehicle Ride and Physical Measurements of Vehicle Motion - D T Aspinall and R J Oliver, £30.00

1964/11 An Investigation into the Turbocharging of an Automotive Diesel Engine - A E Dodd and D E Gee, £30.00

1964/12 The Relationship Between Subjective Assessment and Objective Measurement of Exhaust Smoke from Diesel Engined Road Vehicles - A E Dodd and L E Reed, £30.00

1965/1 The Handling and Stability of Motor Vehicles, Part 1. Handling, Stability and Control Response Definitions - F E Hales, £30.90

1965/2 Engine Exhaust Silencing (Second Report) - C D Haynes and R L Kell, £30.00

1965/3 The Reduction of Road-Noises in a Small Saloon Car - J C Dixon and J West, £30.00

1965/4 The Influence of Some Material and Lubricant Variables on the Surface Deterioration of Cams and Cam Followers - S Andrew, R C Wykes et al, £30.00

1965/5 The Influence of Road Salt on the Corrosion of Underbody Materials and Finishes (Third Report) - J Nixon, £30.00

1965/6 A Short-Range Telemetry Torquemeter - R A Cray, £30.00

1965/7 Aerodynamic Effects of Underbody Details on a Typical Car Model - G W Carr, £30.00

1965/8 The Handling and Stability of Motor Vehicles Part 2. An Instrumentation System for Vehicle Lateral Stability Measurements - N F Barter, £30.00

1965/9 Dynamic Torsion Tests of a Car Body - C J Chisholm and R W Goff, £30.00

1965/10 The Measurements of Diesel Exhaust Smoke - A E Dodd and Z Holubecki, £30.00

1965/11 An Investigation into the Effect of Wiper Blade Speed. Load and Type on Windscreen Smearing - C Williams, £30.00

1965/12 Engine Exhaust Silencing (Third Report) - C D Haynes and R L Kell, £30.00

1965/13 An Experimental Survey of Vehicle Aerodynamic Characteristics (Third Report) - R G S White, £30.00

1965/14 The Low Frequency Response of Car Bodies - A Cragg, £30.00

1965/15 Some Theoretical Aspects of the Exhaust Gas Turbocharging of an Automotive Diesel Engine D - E Gee, £30.00

1965/16 Effects of Tractive Effort on Rolling Resistance an Slip of Pneumatic Tyres (+ Amendment) - M G Paish, £30.00

1965/17 A Study of the Seating and Control Positions in Commercial Vehicle Cabs - C G Drury and J A Searle, £30.00

1965/18 The Influence of Road Salt on the Corrosion of Underbody Materials and Finishes - J Nixon, £30.00

1966/1 The Effect of Vehicle Speed on Service Loads in Suspension Components - S Andrew and M R Atkinson, £35.00

1966/2 An Empirical Investigation of Low Frequency Wind Noises in Motor Cars - D T Aspinall, £35.00

1966/3 The Handling and Stability of Motor Vehicles. Part 3. The Lateral Stability of Articulated Vehicles Under Braking Conditions - F D Hales, N F Barter et al, £35.00

1966/4 Correlation of Aerodynamic Force Measurements in Quarter and Full-Scale Wind Tunnels - G W Carr, £35.00

1966/5 The MIRA Single-Wheel Rolling Resistance Trailers - G W Carr and M J Rose, £35.00

1966/6 A Study of the Frequency Response Curves of a System with Close Natural Frequencies by Means of an Analogue Computer - A Craggs and M R North, £35.00

1966/7 The Reduction of Airborne Engine-Noise by Palliative Treatments - J West, £35.00

1966/8 Straightening and Strengthening Nodular Graphite Cast Iron Crankshafts by the Indenter Method - J E Willn and G Garratt, £35.00

1966/9 The Influence of a Salt Bath Nitriding Process on the Bending Fatigue Strength of Nodular Graphite Cast Iron and Forged Steel Crankshafts - G Garratt and D H Wright, £35.00

1966/10 An Experimental Survey of Vehicle Aerodynamic Characteristics (Fourth Report) - R G S White, £35.00

1966/11 A Survey of the Ride Characteristics of Contemporary Motor Cars - R J Oliver and J P Whitehead, £35.00

1966/12 Vehicle Service Loads - Suspension Component Loads in a Front Wheel Drive Car - S Andrew, M R Atkinson et al, £35.00

1966/13 Wind Tunnel Test of Vehicle Models Using a Moving Ground Surface - G W Carr and M J Rose, £35.00

1966/14 A Ten-Station Machine for Variable Load Fatigue Tests - R T Booth and D H Wright, £35.00

1966/15 A Study to Improve the Aerodynamics of Vehicle Cooling Systems (First Report). Ram Induced Airflow Through Ducted and Nonducted Radiator Matrices - M G Paish and W R Stapleford, £35.00

1966/16 A Study of Vehicle Aerodynamic Lift - R G S White and M G Paish, £35.00

t No1966/17 The Reduction of the External Noise Of Commercial vehicles by Engine Enclosures - D T Aspinall and J West, £35.00

1967/1 Correlation of Aerodynamic Force Measurements in Quarter and Full-Scale Wind Tunnels (Second Report) - G W Carr, £35.00

1967/2 Tyre Rolling Resistance Measurements on Road and Dynamometer - G W Carr and M J Rose, £35.00

1967/3 A Survey of Analysis Techniques - Vehicle Service Loads - M W Whittaker and M A Macaulay, £35.00

1967/4 Vehicle Service Loads - Development of Instrumentation and Test Techniques - M R Atkinson, T R Aston et al, £35.00

1967/5 Atmospheric Pollution from Petrol Engines. Simple Engine Tuning and Manifold Air Oxidation - C D Haynes, £35.00

1967/6 The Handling and Stability of Motor Vehicles. Part 4. - F D Hales, £35.00

1967/7 Transient Load Transfer in an Articulated Vehicle Under Braking Conditions - M R North and S J Oliver, £35.00

1967/8 An Analysis of the Dynamic Characteristics of a Saloon Car Structure Applied to the Generation of Low Frequency Noise (Interim Report) - J W Dunn, £35.00

1967/9 A Rating Method for Assessing Vehicle Aerodynamic Drag Coefficients - R G S White, £35.00

1967/10 Straightening and Strengthening of Crankshafts by Indenting: Control of Length and Thrust Face Distortion - J E Willn and D H Wright, £35.00

1967/11 An Experimental Survey of Vehicle Aerodynamic Characteristics (Fifth Report) - R G S White, £35.00

1968/1 The Handling and Stability of Motor Vehicles (Part 5). The Effect of Roll Stiffness and Tyre Type on Vehicle Steady State Response - F D Hales and N F Barter, £35.00

1968/2 The Aerodynamics of Basic Shapes for Road Vehicles (Part 1). Simple Rectangular Bodies - G W Carr, £35.00

1968/3 The Development and Use of a Meter for the Evaluation of Vehicle Ride Comfort - R J Oliver, £35.00

1968/4 A Study to Improve the Aerodynamics of Vehicle Cooling Systems (Second Report) - M G Paish and W R Stapleford, £35.00

1968/5 Atmospheric Pollution from Petrol Engines: Baseline Exhaust Emissions of Vehicles Tested to the Draft European Procedure - C D Haynes and M Southall, £35.00

1968/6 A Comparison of Constant-Speed and Acceleration Tests for the Measurement of Smoke from Diesel- Engined Vehicles - A E Dodd and G Garratt, £35.00

1968/7 The Handling and Stability of Motor Vehicles Part 6. Measurement of Steady Cornering Behaviour Using a Tethered Testing Technique - N F Barter and M J Skinner, £35.00

1968/8 The Measurement of Diesel Exhaust Smoke The UTAC Smokemeter - A D Dodd and G Garratt, £35.00

1968/9 The Aerodynamics of Basic Shapes for Road Vehicles. Part 2: Saloon Car Bodies - G W Carr, £35.00

1968/10 An Investigation into the Turbocharging of an Automotive Diesel Engine (Second Report) - A E Dodd and G Garratt, £35.00

1968/11 The Isolation of Structure-Borne Noise Using Resilient Mounts - D T Aspinall, £35.00

1969/1 The Effect of Varying the Dynamic Response of Load Proportioning Valves - M R North, £35.00

1969/2 Corrosion of Exhaust Silencers - J Nixon, £35.00

1969/3 An Analysis of Energy Transfer during the Exhaust Process in a Pulse Turbocharged Automotive Diesel Engine - G Garratt and D E Gee, £35.00

1969/4 An Experimental Survey of Vehicle Aerodynamic Characteristics (Sixth Report) - R G S White, £35.00

1969/5 The Measurement of Airborne Sound Transmission Loss - M Brown, £35.00

1969/6 The Cab Mock-Up Method of Determining the Layout of Commercial Vehicle Cabs - J A Searle, £35.00

1969/7 Noise in Commercial Vehicle Cabs. Objective Data - D T Aspinall and P Hunter, £35.00

1969/8 Noise in Commercial Vehicle Cabs. The Effect of Noise on Hearing - D T Aspinall and J West, £35.00

1969/9 Variable-Load Fatigue Testing. Second Report. Tests with Small Specimens. A Comparison of Loading Patterns and The Influence of Occasional High Loads - R T Booth, D H Wright et al, £35.00

1969/10 Vehicle Service Loads-Suspension Component Loads in Four Passenger Cars - S Andrew and M W Whittaker, £35.00

1969/11 The Optimisation of Occupant Restraint for Frontal Impact - J A Searle, £35.00

1969/12 Atmospheric Pollution from Petrol Engines. Control of Oxides of Nitrogen by Exhaust Recirculation - C D Haynes, £35.00

1969/13 The Measurement of Individual Wheel-Brake Outputs Under Road Operating Conditions. Part 1: The Commercial Vehicle System - N F Barter, M R North et al, £35.00

1969/14 A Survey of Noise Levels in Public Service Vehicles - C H G Mills, D T Aspinall et al, £35.00

1969/15 A Study of the Vibration and Acoustic Character- istics of Saloon Car Bodies - J W Dunn and D T Aspinall, £35.00