Finite Element Modeling of Tire With Validation Using Tensile and Frequency Response Testing
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-13-2015
Publication Title
International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition
Conference Name
ASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
Abstract
A physical testing program is performed in support of finite element model creation for a 50-series passenger car tire. ABAQUS finite element analysis software is used along with its standard material models. Uniaxial tension testing of tire samples cut from the tread composite, tread rubber and sidewall composite is performed in order to obtain material properties. Hyper-elastic material coefficients for tread rubber are fit using uniaxial tension test data. Results show that the Arruda-Boyce hyper-elastic material model fits the test data well and it predicts reasonable overall behavior in uniaxial tension and uniaxial compression. Most other hyperelastic material models are found to predict unrealistic behavior in uniaxial compression for the tire samples, especially in the 0 to 20% compressive strain range.
Frequency response testing of two inflated passenger car tires of different sizes, makes and models is also performed to assist in defining the viscoelastic material model for tread rubber. Test results show that tire modal damping is in the 2 to 4% range for most modes below 200 Hz, and the response curves, modal density and modal damping are remarkably similar for the two tires tested. The tire finite element model with updated material properties is simulated for nine combinations of air inflation pressure and vertical load in order to calculate static loaded radius. The analysis results are compared with physical test results and the analysis results are found to deviate at most by 3% compared to the tests.
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Copyright © 2015 The American Society of Mechanical Engineer
Recommended Citation
Bastiaan, Jennifer and Khajepour, Amir, "Finite Element Modeling of Tire With Validation Using Tensile and Frequency Response Testing" (2015). Mechanical Engineering Presentations And Conference Materials. 141.
https://digitalcommons.kettering.edu/mech_eng_conference/141