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.hindawi.com/articles/jat/volume-2019/8560204/figures/8560204.fig.0010a.svgz" name="8560204.fig.0010a" type="image/svg+xml"></object><div class="fig-label"><b>(a) </b>Decelerating on steep grades</div></div><div class="sub-figure" id="b"><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/jat/volume-2019/8560204/figures/8560204.fig.0010b.svgz" name="8560204.fig.0010b" type="image/svg+xml"></object><div class="fig-label"><b>(b) </b>Accelerating on gentle grades</div></div></figure>

<p>Test truck’s theoretical speed-distance curves at sea level.</p>

Journal of Advanced Transportation

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Figure 10: Impact of High-Altitude on Truck’s Climbing Speed: Case study in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Area in China 