Finite element method for the study of belt edge delaminations in truck tires

Rubber Chemistry and Technology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 557-571

  Özüpek, Şebnem ^a   Becker, Eric B ^b  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; TIRES;

COMPUTATIONAL PROCEDURES; CRACK CONFIGURATION; CRITICAL REGION; EDGE DELAMINATION; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH SIMULATIONS; PNEUMATIC TIRES; PREDICTION OF FATIGUE LIVES; STEADY-STATE ROLLING (SSR);

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 33947602070     PISSN: 00359475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5254/1.3547897     Document Type: Article

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