Prediction of the fatigue life of tires using CED and VCCT

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 297-300 I, Issue , 2005, Pages 102-107

  Kim, T W ^a   Jeong, H Y ^a   Choe, J H ^b   Kim, Y H ^b  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

^b Hwa Seung Rubber and Automotives   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cracking energy density; Fatigue life; Tire; Virtual crack closure technology

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRAIN ENERGY; TIRES;

CRACKING ENERGY DENSITY; CRACKING ENERGY DENSITY (CED); VIRTUAL CRACK CLOSURE TECHNOLOGY;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 34247141774     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/0-87849-978-4.102     Document Type: Conference Paper

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