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Title:

TIRE WEAR INVESTIGATION

Accession Number:

00223280

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Component

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Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

STUDIES WERE MADE AT THE STATE COLLEGE OF WASHINGTON TO DETERMINE THE LOSS OF TREAD RUBBER CAUSED BY SEVERAL TYPES OF ROAD SURFACES. THE SURFACES TESTED WERE CONCRETE, BRICK, BITULITHIC PENETRATION MACADAM AND SEVERAL TYPES OF GRAVEL AND BROKEN STONE. FROM THE DATA IT IS CONCLUDED THAT: (1) TIRE WEAR INCREASES WITH SPEED, (2) INCREASED WEAR WITH HIGHER TEMPERATURE IS INDICATED, (3) WEAR OF REAR TIRES IS GREATER THAN OF FRONT TIRES, VARYING FROM 118% ON GRAVEL TO 200% ON SMOOTH PAVEMENTS, AND (4) TIRE WEAR PER TON OF CAR IS PROBABLY CONSISTENT FOR ANY GIVEN ROAD SURFACE.

Supplemental Notes:

Vol 6, pp 46-64, 5 TAB. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Monograph Accession #:

01488025

Authors:

Waller, O L

Editors:

Upham, Charles M
Steinberg, S S

Publication Date:

1927

Serial:

Highway Research Board Proceedings

Volume: 6
Publisher: Highway Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Subject Areas:

Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jun 11 1971 12:00AM

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