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dc.contributor.advisorEl-Gindy, Moustafa
dc.contributor.authorDhillon, Ranvir Singh
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-02T20:10:16Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-25T19:03:01Z
dc.date.available2014-01-02T20:10:16Z
dc.date.available2022-03-25T19:03:01Z
dc.date.issued2013-12-01
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10155/373
dc.description.abstractHeavy vehicles require tires which can withstand extreme loads while maintaining control, delivering performance and minimizing fuel consumption, particularly on soft soils. Recent advances in finite element analysis and computational efficiency have opened doors to highperformance, highly complex simulations which were not possible just a few years ago. This research aims to model two tires using non-linear finite element analysis code and validate them using static and dynamic tests, including response to steering input. Soils are modeled using both traditionally-meshed FEA techniques as well as a newer mesh-less smoothed particle hydrodynamics method. Soils are validated and the accuracy of the SPH and FEA models are compared. The tires and soils are used together to estimate the rolling resistance of the tire over various terrains. The developed soil models are sufficient to model soils behaving like clay. The SPH soil models behave closer to actual soils, providing superior penetration and shear properties. This causes the SPH soil models to exhibit rolling resistance closer to experimental data.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Ontario Institute of Technologyen
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectFEAen
dc.subjectSPHen
dc.subjectTiresen
dc.subjectSoilsen
dc.subjectRolling resistanceen
dc.titleDevelopment of truck tire-terrain finite element analysis models.en
dc.typeThesisen
dc.degree.levelMaster of Applied Science (MASc)en
dc.degree.disciplineAutomotive Engineeringen


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