Predicting soil-rigid wheel performance using distinct element methods

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 607-616

  Asaf, Z ^a   Shmulevich, I ^a   Rubinstein, D ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

CI; Cone index; DEM; Gross traction; Mobility number; Motion resistance; Net traction; Rigid wheel; Slip

Indexed keywords

CONE INDEX (CI); DISTINCT ELEMENT METHODS (DEM); GROSS TRACTION; MOBILITY NUMBERS; MOTION RESISTANCE; NET TRACTION; RIGID WHEELS; SLIP;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRACTION (FRICTION);

VEHICLE WHEELS;

COHESION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; SOIL; SOIL TEST; STRESS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 33748895503     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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