Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Nov 1977
A Note on Gough Stiffness and Tread Life
A Note on Gough Stiffness and Tread Life
Page Range: 226 – 231
DOI: 10.2346/1.2167241
The Gough in‐plane bending stiffness of JR78‐15 radial tires with various belt constructions was calculated by the continuum method. The resulting smooth curve of experimental tread life versus Gough stiffness agreed with previously published data.Abstract
Keywords: tires; tread wear; Gough stiffness
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