Impact of High-Altitude on Truck’s Climbing Speed: Case study in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Area in China

<figure class="figure-group responsive"><div class="sub-figure" id="a"><object data="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/jat/volume-2019/8560204/figures/8560204.fig.008a.svgz" name="8560204.fig.008a" type="image/svg+xml"></object><div class="fig-label"><b>(a) </b>On grade 0.7%</div></div><div class="sub-figure" id="b"><object data="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/jat/volume-2019/8560204/figures/8560204.fig.008b.svgz" name="8560204.fig.008b" type="image/svg+xml"></object><div class="fig-label"><b>(b) </b>On grade 2.2%</div></div></figure>

<p>Truck’s speed profile at different altitudes with entering speed of 40km/h.</p>

Journal of Advanced Transportation

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Figure 8: Impact of High-Altitude on Truck’s Climbing Speed: Case study in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Area in China 