Abstract
The purpose of the present research was to study the effect of different belt angles on the steady state rolling behaviour of a steel belted radial tyre with slip angle. To achieve this goal, a finite element model has been developed using ABAQUS computer software. The simulation started with an axisymmetric model to analyse the tyre under inflation pressure. Then a full 3D model was generated to model the tyre under static vertical load. Having obtained the tyre configuration under contact load, a steady state rolling analysis was conducted using a mixed Lagrangian/Eulerian technique. The final stage of the modelling was the inclusion of the slip angle in the model. Each set of simulations was repeated for three belt angles and the effect of the belt angle variation on the tyre structural variables, including contact pressure and area, lateral force, interlayer shear stress and total strain energy was examined. In addition, the computed value of the number of revolutions per kilometre was compared with experimentally reported data which confirms the accuracy of the present model.
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