Evaluation of Tire/Surfacing/Base Contact Stresses and Texture Depth

Tire rolling resistance has a major impact on vehicle fuel consumption. Rolling resistance is the loss of energy due to the interaction between the tire and the pavement surface. This interaction is a complicated combination of stresses and strains which depend on both tire and pavement related fact...

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Main Authors: W.J.vdM. Steyn, M. Ilse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2046043016300624