Engineering:Outline of tires
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Short description: Overview of and topical guide to tires
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to tires:
Tire (North American) or tyre (British) – ring-shaped covering that fits around a wheel rim to protect it and enable better vehicle performance by providing a flexible cushion that absorbs shock while keeping the wheel in close contact with the ground.
Tire Industry History
Firestone and Ford tire controversy
Charles Goodyear Medal
The Tire Society
Types
By construction
- Energy return wheel
- Tweel
By tread
- Bar grip
- Knobby tire
- Large tire
- Mud-terrain tire
- Paddle tire
By material
By appearance
Vehicle specific
- Tubular tire
- Lego tire
- Motorcycle tire
- Tractor tire
Use specific
- Formula One tires
Components
Attributes
- Camber thrust
- Circle of forces
- Cold inflation pressure
- Contact patch
- Cornering force
- Ground pressure
- Pacejka's Magic Formula
- Pneumatic trail
- Relaxation length
- Rolling resistance
- Self aligning torque
- Slip angle
- Steering ratio
- Tire balance
- Tire load sensitivity
- Tire uniformity
- Lateral Force Variation
- Radial Force Variation
- Traction (engineering)
- Treadwear rating
Behaviors
- Aquaplaning
- Groove wander
- Slip (vehicle dynamics)
- Tramlining
Maintenance
Inflation
- Bicycle pump
- Central Tire Inflation System
- Tire mousse
- Tire-pressure monitoring system
- Tire-pressure gauge
Tools
Life cycle
Failure
Organizations
Standards
- European Tyre and Rim Technical Organisation
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Technical
- ACS Rubber Division
Identification
- Plus sizing
- Tire label
- UTQG Uniform Tire Quality Grading
See also
- Road slipperiness
- Roadway noise
- Rubber-tyred metro
- Rubber-tyred tram
- Snow chains
- Vehicle dynamics
References
External links
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline of tires.
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