EVALUATION OF THE BRAZILIAN RUN-FLAT TIRE

This test program was conducted by the Nevada Automotive Test Center during the months of April through June 1974 to determine the dynamic characteristics of a combat tire system manufactured in Brazil. The 9.00-16 bias ply tires were tested on the M715, 1 1/4 ton vehicle. Dynamic traction, rolling resistance, lateral stability and braking tests were run on wet asphalt surfaces using a standard military nondirectional mud and snow bias ply tire of the same size as a control. A 5000 mile durability test over paved, secondary and cross-country surfaces and a series of 25 mile run-flat missions concluded the dynamic phase of the program. Static spring rates and footprint analyses rounded out the test program.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a001698.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Nevada Automative Test Center

  Carson City, NV  United States  89701

  Army Tank-Automotive Command

  Warren, MI  United States  48090
• Authors:
  • Dobbins, J E
• Publication Date: 1974-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 35 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Braking; Military transportation; Skidding; Tires; Traction; Vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: Flatness
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00080946
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DAAE07-74-C-0109
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 6 1975 12:00AM