MECHANICS OF WHEELS ON SOFT SOILS. A METHOD FOR PRESENTING TEST RESULTS

THE REPORT PRESENTS A METHOD FOR STUDYING THE RESULTS OF TESTS WITH WHEELS IN SOILS. THE FIRST PART EMPHASIZES THE NEED FOR A FRAMEWORK TO DESCRIBE OBSERVED FACTS, AND IN THE NEXT PART, A METHOD IS DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE THIS FRAMEWORK. THE METHOD CONSIDERS THE WORK OF THE PULL DEVELOPED BY THE TEST WHEEL AS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ENERGY INPUT AND ENERGY DISSIPATION. THE PARAMETERS USED TO REPRESENT THESE ENERGIES ARE EXPLAINED RELATIVE TO THE THEORETICAL CASE OF A RIGID WHEEL ON A HARD SURFACE. THIS REFERENCE CONDITION ALSO IS USED TO DISTINGUISH THE PARTICULAR FEATURES OF ROLLING MOTIOR OR DEFORMABLE SOILS. /AUTHOR/

• Authors:
  • Leflaive, E
• Publication Date: 1965-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 21 p.
• Serial:
  • Waterways Exp Sta Misc Papers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deformation; Soft soils; Soil mechanics; Wheels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Experimental data
• Old TRIS Terms: Test results
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219472
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Misc Pap
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 17 1973 12:00AM