Development of a Soil-Wheel Interaction Model

Abstract

The determination of the response of a single flexible wheel traversing a yielding (or deformable) surface is essential for the analysis of the steering performance of wheeled vehicles. Specifically, the sinkage, motion resistance, drawbar pull, torque, and side forces acting on a powered flexible wheel moving on a yielding soil must be accurately determined. Due to the overwhelming complexity of this problem, previous research in this area has been directed, by and large, towards extensive experimentation and the development of empirical equations relating the various parameters of the problem.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADP004259

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  • B. Rohani
  • G. Y. Baladi

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Cohesive Soils
  • Computer Programs
  • Elastic Properties
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Internal Friction
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Radial Stress
  • Shear Modulus
  • Shear Stresses
  • Stresses
  • Vehicles

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