TEST OF STEEL STUDDED SNOW TIRES
SNOW TIRES UTILIZING STANDARD SNOW TREAD DESIGN, BUT WITH THE ADDITION OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE STUDS EMBEDDED IN THE TREAD PERIPHERY, ARE BEING CONSIDERED FOR BETTER TRACTION AND REDUCED SKIDDING DISTANCE. OREGON LAW PROHIBITS THE USE OF TIRES WITH ANY METAL PROTUBERANCE, EXCEPTING CONVENTIONAL TIRE CHAINS, AND THE NEW TIRES WERE THEREFORE DECLARED ILLEGAL. ANTICIPATING ACTION DURING THE 1965 LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO LEGALIZE STEEL STUDDED SNOW TIRES, THE MATERIALS DIVISION OF THE OREGON HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT UNDERTOOK BOTH ACCELERATED COMPARATIVE WEAR TEST AND A MORE PROLONGED MULTIPLE-TRIP TEST TO DETERMINE PAVEMENT DAMAGE WHICH MIGHT BE CAUSED BY THE STUDS.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Paper sponsored by Ad Hoc Committee on Studded Tires and present at the 45th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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Authors:
- White, Oscar A
- Jenkins, John C
- Publication Date: 1966
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures;
- Pagination: pp 31-41
- Monograph Title: Studded tires
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Serial:
- Highway Research Record
- Issue Number: 136
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Accelerated tests; Carbides; Defects; Durability tests; Legal factors; Pavement distress; Pavements; Skid resistance; Studded tires; Studs; Surface course (Pavements); Tires; Traction; Tungsten; Wear
- Geographic Terms: Oregon
- Old TRIS Terms: Multiple trip; Tungsten carbide
- Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00206236
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Nov 18 1994 12:00AM