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Numerical and Experimental Predictions of Texture-Related Influences on Rolling Resistance

Mansura, Dmytro A.; Thom, Nicholas H.; Beckedahl, Hartmut J.

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Dmytro A. Mansura

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Dr NICK THOM NICHOLAS.THOM@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
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Hartmut J. Beckedahl



Abstract

To overcome rolling resistance (RR) a typical vehicle on average consumes 4152 MJ/119 L of fuel annually as a result of both vehicle and pavement factors. A slight improvement in surface texture arrangement may therefore decrease fuel consumption bringing substantial long-term socio-economic benefits. This aligns with ever-tighter limits on CO2 in the USA (163 g/km until 2025) fostering sustainable construction/exploitation of tires/pavements. This paper describes a multi-scale 3-D numerical methodology to calculate micro-distortional RR and contact indentations of surface aggregates into visco-elastic tread compound accounting for loading, velocity, temperature, and compound properties. It consists of a micro-scale tread block single aggregate model and a macro-scale car tire finite element model, rolling in steady-state mode over a rigid smooth surface. The surface texture is idealized in terms of hemispherical indenters. The micro-distortional RR estimates are based on contact force and energy lost per single stone. The computed contact/normal forces peak significantly due to visco-elastic effects at the beginning of the tire–surface contact phase, followed by a gradually relaxing stress region with a sudden release at the end of the interaction. The contact forces appear to be of a reasonable distribution and magnitude. It is found that micro-distortional RR is higher on a rougher and sparsely packed surface compared with a smoother and more tightly packed case. To determine the total tire-related RR, macro-distortional RR can then be added. The predictions were qualitatively confirmed and adjusted against real bituminous mixes by experimental testing, showing a reasonable agreement.

Citation

Mansura, D. A., Thom, N. H., & Beckedahl, H. J. (2018). Numerical and Experimental Predictions of Texture-Related Influences on Rolling Resistance. Transportation Research Record, 2672(40), 430-439. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198118776114

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 1, 2017
Online Publication Date May 30, 2018
Publication Date 2018-12
Deposit Date Jan 31, 2019
Publicly Available Date Feb 1, 2019
Electronic ISSN 2169-4052
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 2672
Issue 40
Pages 430-439
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198118776114
Keywords Mechanical Engineering; Civil and Structural Engineering
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1220118
Publisher URL https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0361198118776114
Contract Date Jan 31, 2019

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