TREAD DESIGN EFFECT ON WINTER TRACTION

A variety of tread design features were hand carved into blank tread poly/steel radial passenger tires for winter traction testing. Included were variations in siping amount, depth, thickness, and angle as well as variations in the size and shape of tread elements. Testing involved drive traction and stopping distance testing on ice, packed snow, and soft snow.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at SAE Meeting 23-27 February 1981.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • King, T R
  • Matyja, F E
• Publication Date: 1981

Media Info

• Pagination: 22 p.
• Serial:
  • Society of Automotive Engineers Preprint
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Angularity; Depth; Design; Driving; Ice; Radial ply tires; Snow; Stopping distances; Thickness; Tire treads; Traction; Winter
• Old TRIS Terms: Angles (Geometry); Radial tires
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety; I95: Vehicle Inspection;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00341349
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 810067
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 30 1982 12:00AM