Simplified approach to calculating geometric stiffness properties of tread pattern elements

Tire Science and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 132-158

  Okonieski, R E ^a   Moseley, D J ^a   Cai, K Y ^a  

^a GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupling stiffness; Free end displacement; Parallel end displacement; Principal stiffness; Simplified numerical approach; Tread block stiffness; Tread engineering properties

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; RETREADING; STIFFNESS;

COUPLING STIFFNESS; FREE END DISPLACEMENT; PARALLEL END DISPLACEMENT; PRINCIPAL STIFFNESS; SIMPLIFIED NUMERICAL APPROACH; TREAD BLOCK STIFFNESS; TREAD DESIGN; TREAD ENGINEERING; TREAD PATTERN;

TIRES;

EID: 0142149077     PISSN: 00908657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2346/1.2135265     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Clarke, S.K., "Mechanics of Pneumatic Tires," Ed., U.S. Department of Transportation, 1981.
2. Davey, A. B. and Payne, A. R., "Rubber in Engineering Practice," Palmerton Publishing Co., Inc., 1964.