DEVELOPMENT OF A FORMULA FOR TOWING RESISTANCE FOR A WHEEL IN SOFT SOIL
THE DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS AND THE EMPIRICAL CORRELATION ACHIEVED IN DEVELOPING A DIMENSIONALLY CORRECT FORMULA FOR APPROXIMATING THE TOWING RESISTANCE FOR EITHER A RIGID OR A PNEUMATIC-TIRED WHEEL ARE PRESENTED. A METHOD, CALLED THE MOVING CHORD CONCEPT, FOR HANDLING THE GEOMETRY OF THE COMPLEX PHENOMENON RELATING TO THE CONFIGURATION OF A PNEUMATIC TIRE IN SOFT SOIL (BASED ON EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE) IS PRESENTED. THE FORMULA THAT IS DEVELOPED SATISFIES QUITE EFFECTIVELY A WIDE RANGE OF TIRE SIZES. WHEEL LOADS, AND TIRE DEFLECTIONS IN TWO EXTREMES OF SOIL TYPE, NAMELY COHESIONLESS DRY YUMA DESERT SAND AND HIGHLY PLASTIC LOUISIANA BUCKSHOT CLAY. /NTIS/
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Authors:
- McRae, J L
- Publication Date: 1966-7
Media Info
- Pagination: 18 p.
- Serial:
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Clay; Sand; Skin resistance; Soft soils; Soil mechanics; Towing devices; Wheels
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00219473
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: Misc Pap
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 17 1973 12:00AM