Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Nov 1975
The Significance of Tread Element Flexibility to Thin Film Wet Traction
The Significance of Tread Element Flexibility to Thin Film Wet Traction
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Page Range: 215 – 234
DOI: 10.2346/1.2167206
An analysis is presented for the action of individual tire tread elements on polished sections of pavement covered by thin fluid films. Tread element flexibility, wheel slip, and time‐dependent loading are incorporated. The effect of the lateral expansion of tread elements on groove closure is also studied.Abstract
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