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This is part four of a four-part series on buttress stabilization equipment and techniques.  The previous segments covered quite extensively buttress stabilization of the side-resting passenger vehicle.  Here we will explore buttress stabilization of a roof-resting passenger vehicle.  The basic concepts we covered in the previous sections regarding buttress stabilization hold true here and will…

In the first two segments of this series we discussed equipment and techniques used in buttress stabilization of side-resting vehicles.  In this section we will take a look at the potential forces buttress equipment is exposed to in 3-point side-resting passenger vehicle stabilization.  The particular forces we will look at include the compressive column loads…

This is part two of a four-part series on buttress stabilization equipment and techniques.  In the last segment we discussed equipment selection criteria and defined the 3-point stabilization technique for buttress stabilization of a side-resting passenger vehicle.  In this segment we discuss buttress end fittings, base restraints, and various accessories which will aid in the…

This is part one of a four part series on passenger vehicle stabilization using buttress type stabilization.  The first segment will discuss criteria for equipment selection and define the 3-point stabilization technique for side-resting vehicles.  The second segment will continue on the topic of side-resting vehicle stabilization in more specific detail.  The third segment will…