Output details
15 - General Engineering
University of Edinburgh (joint submission with Heriot-Watt University)
Article title
Investigation of rubber friction on snow for tyres
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Tribology International
Article number
-
Volume number
59
Issue number
-
First page of article
292
ISSN of journal
0301-679X
Year of publication
2013
Number of additional authors
3
Additional information
This paper explained for the first time, how sipes (thin slits in snow tyres) grip effectively, through a combination of ploughing and rubber-snow interaction. This study established a method to link vehicle testing on Michelin test tracks in Finland with controlled lab testing in Edinburgh. This work improved the design of winter tyres with Michelin France (Jean-Baptiste Fourrel-de-Frettes).The study led to invited conference talks at “Ice deformation: from the model material to ice in natural environments” (http://www.igsoc.org/symposia/2011/grenoble/); and “Materials in Ski Technology”, Birmingham, 2013 (m.j.jenkins@bham.ac.uk). (Industrial contact emails available).
Interdisciplinary
-
Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
A - Manufacturing & Materials
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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