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The Physics of Tire Traction

Theory and Experiment

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  • © 1974

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Editors:
  1. Donald F. Hays

    1. General Motors Research Laboratories, USA

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  2. Alan L. Browne

    1. General Motors Research Laboratories, USA

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Tire Traction a Many Faceted Problem

    1. Introductory Remarks

      • H. C. A. van Eldik Thieme
      Pages 1-4

    2. Tire Wet Traction: Operational Severity and Its Influence on Performance

      • A. G. Veith, M. G. Pottinger
      Pages 5-24

    3. Tire Hydroplaning: Testing, Analysis, and Design

      • Robert W. Yeager
      Pages 25-63

    4. Tire Traction on Dry, Uncontaminated Surfaces

      • L. Segel
      Pages 65-98

    5. Tire Traction on Snow-Covered Pavements

      • Alan L. Browne
      Pages 99-139

  3. Fundamental Aspects of Rubber Friction

    1. Introductory Remarks

      • D. F. Moore
      Pages 141-142

    2. The Speed and Temperature Dependence of Rubber Friction and Its Bearing on the Skid Resistance of Tires

      • K. A. Grosch
      Pages 143-165

    3. Elementary Effects in the Contact Area of Sliding Rubber

      • A. Schallamach
      Pages 167-178

    4. Lubrication Studies of Smooth Rubber Contacts

      • A. D. Roberts
      Pages 179-196

    5. An Analysis of Some Factors that Influence Wet Skid Resistance

      • B. D. Gujrati, K. C. Ludema
      Pages 197-211

    6. Panel Discussion “Fundamental Aspects of Rubber Friction”

      • K. A. Grosch, K. C. Ludema, D. F. Moore, A. D. Roberts, A. Schallamach
      Pages 213-220

  4. Tire Traction the Role of the Tire

    1. Introductory Remarks

      • S. K. Clark
      Pages 221-222

    2. Tread Compound Effects in Tire Traction

      • R. F. Peterson Jr., C. F. Eckert, C. I. Carr
      Pages 223-239

    3. The Role of the Tread Pattern — A Blend of the Simple and Complex

      • R. N. Kienle
      Pages 241-255

    4. Some Recent Investigations into Dynamics and Frictional Behavior of Pneumatic Tires

      • H. B. Pacejka
      Pages 257-279

    5. A Tyre Engineer Looks Critically at Current Traction Physics

      • V. E. Gough
      Pages 281-297

    6. Panel Discussion “Tire Traction — The Role of the Tire”

      • S. K. Clark, R. N. Kienle, H. B. Pacejka, R. F. Peterson
      Pages 299-307

  5. Tire Traction the Role of the Pavement

    1. Introductory Remarks

      • K. C. Ludema
      Pages 309-309

    2. The Relation Between the Stress Saturation of Sliding Rubber and the Load Dependence of Road Tyre Friction

      • W. O. Yandell
      Pages 311-323
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Editors and Affiliations

  • General Motors Research Laboratories, USA

    Donald F. Hays, Alan L. Browne

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Physics of Tire Traction

  • Book Subtitle: Theory and Experiment

  • Editors: Donald F. Hays, Alan L. Browne

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1370-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1974

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-1372-5Published: 15 February 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-1370-1Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 428

  • Number of Illustrations: 104 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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