INVESTIGATION OF TIRE WEAR
A SERIES OF MEASUREMENTS OF TREAD RUBBER LOSS FROM AUTOMOBILE TIRES OPERATED ON SOME OF THE STANDARD ROADS IN THE VICINITY OF PULLMAN, WASHINGTON, WERE CONDUCTED. FOUR CARS, FORD, DODGE, HUPTT AND NASH WERE DRIVEN ON CRUSHED BASALT MACADAM, CONCRETE, GRAVEL AND BITULITHIC. THE TREAD RUBBER LOSS WAS MEASURED IN POUNDS PER 1000 MILES, DRIVING SPEED 30 MPH. TABLES PRESENT TIRE TEST DATA RESULTS.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 5, Pt 1, PP 30-35. 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.
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Authors:
- Dana, H J
- Publication Date: 1926
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C. December 3-4, 1925. Part I: Reports of Research Committees and of Special Investigations
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Proceedings
- Volume: 5
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Asphalt concrete; Basalt coarse aggregates; Concrete; Crushed aggregates; Gravel; Macadam; Measurement; Rubber; Speed; Surface course (Pavements); Tire treads; Tires
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00223278
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Nov 9 1970 12:00AM