Feasibility Study of Filament Wound Composite Road Wheel

Abstract

The feasibility of fabricating a M113 composite road wheel by the filament winding process has been demonstrated. Theoretical results, showing road wheel deformation where subjected to a radial compression load, have been obtained for both the conventional and composite M113 road wheel. Experimental results, for radial compression tests, show correlation between theory and experiment. Concepts for reducing road wheel vulnerability to mine blasts are also presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA026697

Entities

People

  • Giuliano D'andrea
  • Paul J. Croteau
  • Peter G. O'hara

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Blast
  • Composite Materials
  • Compression
  • Computer Programs
  • Control Panels
  • Control Systems
  • Deflection
  • Elements
  • Fabrication
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Filaments
  • Geometry
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Traversing Mechanisms

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Pavement Materials Engineering.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials