Test av is- och snögrepp för slitna vinterdäck: jämförelse av olika kategorier av vinterdäck

Test of ice and snow grip for worn and new winter tyres: a comparison of different types of winter tyres

This study has measured ice and snow grip for used and new winter tyres, with the purpose to investigate how the road grip on ice and snow for different types of winter tyres degrade by age and degree of wear. In total, 77 tyres have been tested, of which 27 were completely new while 50 were used. The tyres have been tested on smooth ice and packed snow. The results show that with respect to ice grip, the studded tyres have a larger performance decrease when worn, than the unstudded winter tyres. However, the ice grip of worn studded tyres were still clearly superior to that of worn unstudded tyres. The used unstudded tyres of European type have in general a very poor ice grip, on level with two summer tyres that were also tested. On snow, the unstudded winter tyres of Nordic type in general have a slightly better grip than the studded tyres, while the unstudded tyres of European type performs worse. The snow grip for the used tyres is significantly worse than used tyres of the other two types. The study also shows that the premium tyres in general have better ice and snow performance compared to the budget tyres, for both new and used tyres.

• Record URL:
  • http://vti.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:878116/FULLTEXT01.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

  Linköping,   Sweden  SE-581 95
• Authors:
  • Hjort, Mattias
  • Eriksson, Olle
• Publication Date: 2015

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Pagination: 149
• Serial:
  • VTI Rapport
  • Issue Number: 875
  • Publisher: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
  • ISSN: 0347-6030

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Black ice; Durability; Evaluation; Friction; Skid resistance; Snow; Studded tires; Tests; Tires; Winter
• ITRD Terms: 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 5452: Friction; 2567: Glazed ice; 2567: Icy road; 5910: Performance; 3031: Skid resistance; 2552: Snow; 1382: Studded tyre; 6255: Test; 1381: Tyre; 2575: Winter
• Subject Areas: Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01613271
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Files: ITRD, VTI
• Created Date: Oct 17 2016 12:01PM