Effects of tire properties and their interaction with the ground and suspension on vehicle dynamic behavior - a finite element approach

Tire Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 227-249

  Zhang, Y ^a   Hazard, C ^a  

^a Engineering Technology Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS; VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS; VEHICLE WHEELS;

CURB IMPACT;

TIRES;

EID: 0033312359     PISSN: 00908657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2346/1.2135986     Document Type: Article

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