30th Annual Meeting & Conference on Tire Science & Technology

Akron/Fairlawn Hilton Hotel: Akron, OH, USA

This session includes finite element based modeling and simulation of tire related dynamics.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011: 10:10 AM-11:25 AM
Akron/Summit Ballroom (Akron/Fairlawn Hilton Hotel)
Chair:
Josh Herron, Hankook Tire - Akron Technical Center
10:10 AM
Prediction of Temperature Distribution of Steady State Rolling Tires
Emily Ledbury1, Liang Wang1, Daniel Johnson1, Clemence Bouvard1 and Sergio Felicelli2, (1)Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS, (2)Mechanical Engineering Department, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
10:35 AM
An Enhanced Finite Element Tire Model for Vehicle Crash Simulations
Emmanuel Bolarinwa, Roadside Safety Team, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), US DOT, McLean, VA
11:00 AM
Effects of Road Surface Texture to Tire Structural Borne Noise
Xianwei Meng, Tire Vehicle Mechanics, Goodyear Innovation Center, Akron, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, OH