LORRY TYRE NOISE

This paper examines the noise produced by the action of lorry tyres rolling on road surfaces and attempts to identify both the main sources and the mechanism of noise generation. A parametric study showed the rolling speed of the tyre was the main factor affecting the overall levels of tyre noise. Other factors of importance were wheel loads, tyre tread and road surface pattern, tyre construction and materials, acoustic absorption by the road surface and the presence of surface water. The study of sources established tyre surface vibration as the main source of tyre noise and other sources including "air pumping" and aerodynamic noise were not found to contribute significantly to the overall levels on conventional road surfaces. Tyre vibration was found to be associated with the slip of the tread elements in the contact zone, the degree of slip being, largely, controlled by the frictional adhesion between the tyre and the road surface and the deformation of the tyre tread. For the covering abstract of the conference see TRIS 451834. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vehicle Noise and Vibration. Papers read at the International Conference held at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London 5-7 June 1984.
• Corporate Authors:

  Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited

  P.O. Box 24, Northgate Avenue
  Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP32 6BW,   England 
• Authors:
  • NELSON, P M
  • Underwood, MCP
• Conference:
  • Vehicle Noise and Vibration. Papers read at the International Conference held at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London 5-7 June 1984.
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 21-30

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Absorption; Adhesion; Building materials; Conferences; Deformation; Friction; Loads; Manufactures; Rolling; Rolling contact; Skidding; Sound; Sound level; Speed; Surface course (Pavements); Surfaces; Surfacing; Texture; Tire treads; Tires; Trucks; Vibration; Water; Water areas; Wheel loads; Wheels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Surface waters
• ITRD Terms: 6758: Absorption; 5942: Adhesion; 8525: Conference; 5440: Contact (tyre road); 5595: Deformation; 5452: Friction; 5567: Load; 1236: Lorry; 3647: Manufacture; 4555: Material (constr); 1645: Skidding; 6748: Sound; 6747: Sound level; 5408: Speed; 6438: Surface; 3053: Surface texture; 2972: Surfacing; 1381: Tyre; 1392: Tyre tread; 5558: Vibration; 4355: Water; 1372: Wheel
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451837
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1986 12:00AM