THE TESTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF TUBELESS TRUCK WHEELS

This paper describes the development of a wheel design prototype which, instead of using two welds to attach the disc to the rim at the bead seat, uses a single weld. The main purpose of the prototype was to confirm the shape of the access or ventilating holes in the disc. Discs were first produced to shape by flow-forming and a variety of holes machined in them before welding to rims and final machining. A special rig was developed to carry out stress analysis of the prototype. A short sample run of wheels was made to conduct fatigue tests (rim rolling test and cornering test). The new design allowed a substantial reduction in weight and in the weight of the brake drum. This in turn led to an improved flatness of the wheel nave since a flatter nave does not produce so much distortion of the lighter brake drum. For the covering abstract of the conference see TRIS 392374. (TRRL)

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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:
  • Williams, E
• 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; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 149-154

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brake drums; Conferences; Deformation; Design; Fatigue tests; Mechanical fatigue; Prototypes; Shape; Structural analysis; Tests; Tires; Trucks; Weight; Welding; Wheel rims; Wheels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases; One; Tubeless tires
• Old TRIS Terms: Drum brake; Rim (Wheel); Weight reduction
• ITRD Terms: 1361: Brake; 8525: Conference; 9009: Decrease; 5595: Deformation; 9011: Design (overall design); 5579: Fatigue (mater); 1236: Lorry; 9054: One; 9109: Prototype; 9073: Shape; 5573: Stress analysis; 6255: Test; 1391: Tubeless; 1381: Tyre; 5485: Weight; 3852: Welding; 1372: Wheel
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Motor Carriers; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392391
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-85298-524-X
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1985 12:00AM