Laminated Track Pad for Tracked Vehicles.

Abstract

This invention relates to an elastomeric track pad especially useful on the endless tracks of tanks and similar military vehicles. A particular object of the invention is to provide an elastomeric pad that at least partially avoids the problem of chunking. The term chunking here refers to the formation of large deep holes or gouged-out areas in the ground-engagement surface of the track pad. The cause of the chunking is not entirely understood; however, it is known that the pad can be subjected to high localized forces due to such factors as skidding and/or side hill contact on partial areas of the pad and/or edge area engagement as the pad first contacts the ground and later leaves the ground. The high localized forces may be at least partly responsible for the chunking effect on the pad surface. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 24, 1982
Accession Number
ADD009869

Entities

People

  • Richard L. Swarthout

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Military Vehicles
  • Tracked Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).