TIRE HYDROPLANING AND ITS EFFECTS ON TIRE TRACTION

THIS PAPER FIRST DISCUSSES THE BUILDUP OF FLUID PRESSURES IN THE TIRE-GROUND FOOT-PRINT REGION OF WET PAVEMENT THAT CAN LEAD TO THREE DISTINCT TYPES OF TRACTION LOSS; NAMELY, DYNAMIC HYDROPLANING, VISCOUS HYDROPLANING OR THIN-FILM LUBRICATION, AND THE REVERTED RUBBER SKID. THE PAPER THEN DISCUSSES HOW PAVEMENT SURFACE TEXTURE, PAVEMENT WATER DEPTH, TIRE TREAD DESIGN, VERTICAL LOAD, AND TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE AFFECT FLUID PRESSURE BUILDUP IN THE FOOTPRINT. FINALLY, TWO PROMISING METHODS FOR ALLEVIATING FLUID PRESSURE BUILDUP ARE DISCUSSED. THESE METHODS ARE PAVEMENT GROOVING AND AIR JETS PLACED IN FRONT OF TIRES. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1968/214/214-005.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper sponsored by Committee on Surface-Vehicle Interaction, and presented at the 46th and 47th Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board. 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
• Authors:
  • Horne, Walter B
• Publication Date: 1968

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: pp 24-33
• Monograph Title: Surface properties of pavements and vehicle interaction
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 214
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air; Fluids; Hydroplaning; Jet propelled aircraft; Moisture content; Pavement grooving; Pavements; Pressure; Surface course (Pavements); Texture; Thin films; Tires; Traction
• Uncontrolled Terms: Jets; Wet conditions
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00206746
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jul 15 1994 12:00AM