INTERFACE STUDY OF RUBBER-ICE FRICTION

To further understanding of road tyre grip on icy roads, laboratory equipment has been developed to study the contact interface formed between rubber and ice. It became clear that rubber can adhere well to cold ice but, on ice near its melting point, adhesion and friction are lost. The evidence presented here suggests that this loss is determined more by the properties of the ice than by the properties of the rubber. (Author/TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Roberts, A D
  • Richardson, J C
• Publication Date: 1981-3-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 55-69
• Serial:
  • Wear
  • Volume: 67
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Elsevier Science S.A.
  • ISSN: 0043-1648

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adhesion; Friction; Ice; Interfaces; Loss and damage; Melting point; Rolling contact; Rubber; Testing equipment; Tires; Traction
• Uncontrolled Terms: Laboratory equipment
• Old TRIS Terms: Tire grip
• ITRD Terms: 5942: Adhesion; 2567: Black ice; 5440: Contact (tyre road); 5452: Friction; 5429: Interface; 9040: Loss; 7494: Rubber
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; Vehicles and Equipment; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00341407
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-033 663
• Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 22 1983 12:00AM