SOME MODELS AND METHODS OF PNEUMATIC TIRE MECHANICS

Pneumatic tire mechanics is divided into two separate sections, namely external tire mechanics, dealing with the effect of tires on motor-car dynamics, and internal tire mechanics, concerned with the stress and thermal state of tires and their service life depending on loading, structure design and material properties. Connecting links between these two sections are the output characteristics of tires which determine the operational qualities of a car. Since the authors are specialized in the field of internal tire mechanics this paper, for the most part, is concerned with the last section. It shall present a survey of the models and methods, worked out by Russian experts.