TROWS: Tyre and road wear and slip assessment

• Research unit: EU RFP
• Project number: 99.0716

Key words (English)

Pavements; tyres; wear;
Environmental Protection; Safety; Transport

Alternative project number (English)

EU project number: GRD1-1999-10071

Research programs (English)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.3.3 Land transport and marine technologies

Short description (English)

See abstract

Partners and International Organizations (English)

Coordinator: TNO (NL)

Abstract (English)

TROWS gains insight into tyre and road wear process in order to reduce both tyre and road wear. Tyre wear reduction leads to less emission of rubber, less worn tyres disposal and less energy for tyre production as well as less vehicle maintenance costs. By road wear reduction road maintenance is reduced. The created models and test procedures allow a more effective design process for tyres and vehicle suspensions and will lead to improved design rules for both tyres and road surfaces. The work plan uses an integrated experimental and numerical approach. Through well-conditioned Carousel tests, road surface wear and truck tyre wear for pure cornering conditions is assessed. By driving several vehicles on representative roads a realistic tyre wear assessment is achieved. By combining experimental results with vehicle usage data, stochastic road description, contact patch model and tyre structural model an effective modelling environments is realised.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
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Swiss Project-Number: 99.0716