30th Annual Meeting & Conference on Tire Science & Technology

Akron/Fairlawn Hilton Hotel: Akron, OH, USA

This session includes the last 4 student papers.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011: 1:35 PM-3:15 PM
Akron/Summit Ballroom (Akron/Fairlawn Hilton Hotel)
Chair:
Kory Smith, Bridgestone Tire
1:35 PM
An Implicit to Explicit FEA Solving of Tire F&M with Detailed Tread Blocks
Zhao Li, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, Ziran Li, Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, HeFei, AnHui, China and Yuanming Xia, Department of Modern Mechanics, University Of Science & Technology Of China, Hefei, China
2:00 PM
Measurement of Water Film Thickness Due to Sipe Edges of Studless Tire
Akihiro Takimi1, Tomoaki Iwai2 and Yutaka Shoukaku2, (1)Kanazawa University, Tribology Laboratory, Graduate school of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, (2)Kanazawa University, School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
2:25 PM
Evaluation of the Holistic Method to Size a 3-D Wheel-Soil Model
Timothy Reeves, Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
2:50 PM
Observation of Water Behavior In the Contact Area Between Porous Rubber and Mating Surface During Sliding
Yusuke Minami1, Tomoaki Iwai2 and Yutaka Shoukaku1, (1)Kanazawa University, Tribology Laboratory, Natural Sciense and Technology, Graduate school of Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan, (2)Kanazawa University, Natural Science and Technology,Kanazawa University College, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan