TYRE TESTING TO MEET VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS

This paper presents a review of the tests which one vehicle manufacturer applies to all tyres to determine acceptability for fitment to each vehicle derivative. The development and rationale behind the tests is discussed together with the criteria for pass or failure. Whilst not a research contribution to the art or science of tyre design, the paper illustrates the current state of the art in measurement of tyre performance, and highlights the difficulties of objective measurement and specification of tyre characteristics. For the covering abstract of the conference see TRIS 392374. (TRRL)

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the Conference Automobile Wheels and Tyres held at Penns Hall Hotel, Sutton Coldfield, England, 18-19, October 1983.
• Corporate Authors:

  Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited

  P.O. Box 24, Northgate Avenue
  Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP32 6BW,   England 
• Authors:
  • Mills, L
  • Milburn, I
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the Conference Automobile Wheels and Tyres held at Penns Hall Hotel, Sutton Coldfield, England, 18-19, October 1983.
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 117-123

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adhesion; Braking; Comfort; Compliance; Conferences; Driving; Durability; Handling characteristics; Measurement; Noise; Pavements; Performance; Rolling resistance; Smoothness; Specifications; Speed; State of the art reports; State of the art studies; Surface course (Pavements); Test procedures; Tests; Tires; Wet weather
• Uncontrolled Terms: Criteria; Wet pavements
• ITRD Terms: 5942: Adhesion; 1874: Braking; 9138: Comfort; 8525: Conference; 5910: Durability; 3071: Evenness; 6136: Measurement; 5494: Rolling resistance; 6748: Sound; 5408: Speed; 8588: State of the art report; 6255: Test; 1381: Tyre; 1646: Vehicle handling; 3015: Wet road
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Pavements; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392387
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-85298-524-X
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1985 12:00AM