Prediction of tread block forces for a free-rolling tyre in contact with a smooth road

Wear

Volumn 269, Issue 9-10, 2010, Pages 672-683

  Liu, F ^a   Sutcliffe, M P F ^a   Graham, W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact mechanics; Finite element modelling; Tread block; Tyre; Viscoelastic spring model

Indexed keywords

CONTACT MECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; TREAD BLOCK; TYRE; VISCOELASTIC SPRING;

BRUSHES; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FORECASTING; MECHANICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 77956345013     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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