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20 Citations
7,658 Views
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Modeling and Validation of a Passenger Car Tire Using Finite Element Analysis

  • Haniyeh Fathi,
  • Zeinab El-Sayegh,
  • Jing Ren and
  • Moustafa El-Gindy

9 February 2024

This paper focuses on the modeling and analysis of a four-groove passenger car tire, size 235/55R19, using finite element analysis. The Mooney–Rivlin material model is employed to define the hyperelastic behavior of the tire rubber compounds fo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,321 Views
18 Pages

Analysis of the Effect of Wear on Tire Cornering Characteristics Based on Grounding Characteristics

  • Shupei Zhang,
  • Yue Liu,
  • Haichao Zhou,
  • Wei Zhang,
  • Yixiang Chen and
  • Hongcheng Zhu

Electric vehicles can lead to accelerated tire wear, an inevitable phenomenon during tire usage that can affect the cornering characteristics determining handling stability. In order to simulate tire wear, a finite element model for tire wear was est...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,724 Views
18 Pages

Advanced Finite Element Analysis Process for Accurate Cured Tire Shape Forecasting

  • Sairom Yoo,
  • Hyunseung Kim,
  • Yongsu Kim,
  • Kideug Sung and
  • Hyeonu Heo

1 June 2025

Tire shape prediction presents significant engineering challenges due to the complex behavior of cord-rubber composites during manufacturing processes. Fabric cord components undergo thermal shrinkage and permanent deformation that substantially infl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,093 Views
17 Pages

2 April 2025

Tire force is a critical state parameter for vehicle dynamics control systems during vehicle operation. Compared with tire force estimation methods relying on vehicle dynamics or tire models, intelligent tire technology can provide real-time feedback...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,057 Views
21 Pages

Study on the Load-Bearing Characteristics Analysis Model of Non-Pneumatic Tire with Composite Spokes

  • Muyang Sun,
  • Weidong Liu,
  • Qiushi Zhang,
  • Yuxi Chen,
  • Jianshan Jiang and
  • Xiaotong Liu

This study aims to analyze the load-bearing characteristics of non-pneumatic tires with composite spokes using experimental and finite element simulation methods and to establish a mechanical analysis model based on the Timoshenko beam theory. Subseq...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,795 Views
23 Pages

31 March 2022

Obtaining the modal parameters of a tire with ground contact and rolling conditions represents a challenge due to the complex vibration characteristic behaviors that cause the distortion of the tire’s symmetry and the bifurcation phenomena of t...

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  • Open Access
2,156 Views
17 Pages

25 March 2025

Optimizing agricultural tire traction is essential for improving field efficiency and minimizing soil degradation. This study examines the influence of lug spacing and vertical load on traction performance using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in ANSYS...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,634 Views
8 Pages

1 December 2004

The development of computational tools will promote the design and use of more energy-efficient tires. Two mathematical equations were developed by dimensional analysis to predict the torque and power requirements at zero net traction for traction fi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
7,647 Views
19 Pages

Static and Dynamic Analysis of Non-Pneumatic Tires Based on Experimental and Numerical Methods

  • Andrea Genovese,
  • Dario Garofano,
  • Aleksandr Sakhnevych,
  • Francesco Timpone and
  • Flavio Farroni

26 November 2021

Since the beginning of their production, pneumatic tires have experienced tremendous improvements in structure and materials, becoming the dominant design in the world tires market. Nevertheless, relying upon pressurized air, they are affected by mai...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,510 Views
15 Pages

9 February 2024

The properties of tires related to their viscoelastic behavior have a significant impact in the field of vehicle dynamics. They affect the performance and safety of a vehicle based on how they change when the tire performs in variable thermal conditi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,115 Views
14 Pages

The vibration of the tires significantly impacts a vehicle’s ride comfort and noise level; however, the current analysis of tire vibration characteristics often involves excessive simplification in their models, leading to a reduction in model...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
7,200 Views
12 Pages

24 June 2020

This paper presents a method for modeling of pneumatic bias tire axisymmetric deformation. A previously developed model of all-steel radial tire was expanded to include the non-linear stress–strain relationship for textile cord and its thermal...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
9,406 Views
34 Pages

Analysis of Tire-Road Interaction: A Literature Review

  • Haniyeh Fathi,
  • Zeinab El-Sayegh,
  • Jing Ren and
  • Moustafa El-Gindy

14 November 2024

This paper presents a comprehensive literature review of the most popular and recent work on passenger and truck tires. Previous papers discuss a huge amount of work on the modeling of passenger car tires using finite element analysis. In addition, r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,505 Views
21 Pages

Technical and Economic Analysis of a Novel Integrated Energy System with Waste Tire Pyrolysis and Biogas

  • Cheng Xin,
  • Jun Liu,
  • Tianqiong Chen,
  • Heng Chen,
  • Huijuan Huo,
  • Shuo Wang and
  • Yudong Wang

5 February 2025

To reduce dependence on fossil fuels, cope with the growing energy demand, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, this paper innovatively designs a novel integrated energy system integrating anaerobic digestion of animal manure, fuel cell technology, g...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,252 Views
17 Pages

An Advancement in Truck-Tire–Road Interaction Using the Finite Element Analysis

  • Haniyeh Fathi,
  • Mehran Khosravi,
  • Zeinab El-Sayegh and
  • Moustafa El-Gindy

26 May 2023

This paper aimed to investigate the cornering characteristics of a Regional Haul Steer II, RHS 315/80 R22.5 truck tire traveling on a dry, hard surface using the Finite element analysis (FEA). This research was carried out using commercial Finite Ele...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
6,174 Views
11 Pages

Experimental Analysis of Temperature Influence on Waste Tire Pyrolysis

  • Zoran Čepić,
  • Višnja Mihajlović,
  • Slavko Đurić,
  • Milan Milotić,
  • Milena Stošić,
  • Borivoj Stepanov and
  • Milana Ilić Mićunović

30 August 2021

Pyrolysis is an optimal thermochemical process for obtaining valuable products (char, oil, and gas) from waste tires. The preliminary research was done on the three groups of samples acquired by cutting the same waste tire of a passenger vehicle into...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,885 Views
17 Pages

Evaluation and Correlation Analysis of the Rheological Properties of Ground Tire Rubber and Styrene Butadiene Styrene Compound-Modified Asphalt

  • Chunli Wu,
  • Xiaoshu Tan,
  • Liding Li,
  • Chunyu Liang,
  • Yongchao Zhao,
  • Hanjun Li,
  • Fuen Wang and
  • Long Zhang

3 August 2023

With the increase in highway traffic volume, many waste tires are being produced, which puts serious pressure on the global ecological environment. Processing waste tires into powder and adding them to asphalt is an important and effective way to sol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
8,104 Views
15 Pages

Analysis of Truck Tractor Tire Damage in the Context of the Study of Road Accident Causes

  • Kazimierz Drozd,
  • Sławomir Tarkowski,
  • Jacek Caban,
  • Aleksander Nieoczym,
  • Jan Vrábel and
  • Zbigniew Krzysiak

2 December 2022

There are many accidents in road traffic involving both heavy goods vehicles and passenger vehicles, and the interpretation of the causes of some accidents can be very difficult. The paper presents the results of an analysis of the road accident caus...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,902 Views
26 Pages

Tire Wear Sensitivity Analysis and Modeling Based on a Statistical Multidisciplinary Approach for High-Performance Vehicles

  • Guido Napolitano Dell’Annunziata,
  • Giovanni Adiletta,
  • Flavio Farroni,
  • Aleksandr Sakhnevych and
  • Francesco Timpone

One of the main challenges in maximizing vehicle performance is to predict and optimize tire behavior in different working conditions, such as temperature, friction, and wear. Starting from several approaches to develop tire grip and wear models, bas...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,157 Views
22 Pages

Detection and quantification of tread wear particles in the environment have been a challenge owing to lack of a robust method. This study investigated the applicability of a combination of Simultaneous Thermal Analysis (STA), Fourier Transform Infra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,413 Views
20 Pages

Application Properties Analysis as a Dielectric Capacitor of End-of-Life Tire-Reinforced HDPE

  • Marc Marín-Genescà,
  • Jordi García-Amorós,
  • Ramon Mujal-Rosas,
  • Lluís Massagués Vidal and
  • Xavier Colom Fajula

12 November 2020

The purpose of the present research is to obtain waste of polymeric composite as an insulator capacitive application. Rubber materials, once they end their useful life, may be difficult to reuse or recycle. At present, research only uses one tire rec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,740 Views
18 Pages

Static Stiffness Properties of High Load Capacity Non-Pneumatic Tires with Different Tread Structures

  • Weidong Liu,
  • Shuo Liu,
  • Xiujuan Li,
  • Qiushi Zhang,
  • Chen Wang and
  • Keqiang Li

A high load capacity non-pneumatic tire (HC tire) was designed and manufactured to solve the problems of air leakage, puncture, blowout, shoulder void, and delamination, which occur in traditional high load capacity tires, as well as significantly in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
628 Views
23 Pages

Analysis of Wear Behavior Between Tire Rubber and Silicone Rubber

  • Juana Abenojar,
  • Miguel Angel Martínez and
  • Daniel García-Pozuelo

14 January 2026

Vulcanized NR-SBR is widely used in vehicle components; however, its irreversible crosslinking limits recyclability and contributes to the large number of tires discarded annually worldwide, and in this context, this work presents an experimental com...

  • Article
  • Open Access
555 Views
18 Pages

20 January 2026

E-scooters have become a widely adopted form of urban mobility, increasing the need to understand how vibration exposure affects comfort and safety. While most studies have examined the effects of speed, pavement roughness, and overall tire stiffness...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,918 Views
15 Pages

This study explores the development of a terramechanics-based model for non-pneumatic tire–terrain interaction, focusing on different spoke designs. The research investigates how four spoke shapes (honeycomb, modified honeycomb, re-entrant hone...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,265 Views
27 Pages

25 October 2018

This paper investigates the planar vibration characteristic of heavy load radial tires with a large flat ratio. A proposed tire model with a flexible ring on an elastic continuous foundation is investigated utilizing kinematic modeling and experiment...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,830 Views
16 Pages

Legacy of Chemical Pollution from an Underwater Tire Dump in Alver Municipality, Norway: Implication for the Persistence of Tire-Derived Chemicals and Site Remediation

  • Adrián Jaén-Gil,
  • Amandine A. Tisserand,
  • Lúcia H. M. L. M. Santos,
  • Sara Rodríguez-Mozaz,
  • Alessio Gomiero,
  • Eirik Langeland and
  • Farhan R. Khan

Increasing attention has been given to the environmental impact of tire-derived chemicals in aquatic systems, but submerged whole tires remain an overlooked source. This study investigates a previously unexplored underwater tire dump in Hjelmås...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,361 Views
11 Pages

24 August 2023

Tire and road wear particles (TRWPs) are generated unintentionally while driving vehicles. The generated TRWPs move to various environments by environmental and mechanical action, and they are present in fresh water, river, and ocean and may cause pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
5,091 Views
20 Pages

30 May 2022

The hysteresis of rubber materials due to deformation and viscoelasticity is the main reason for the heat build-up (HBU) and rolling resistance (RR) of the rolling tire. It is important to realize the high precision prediction of HBU and RR of tire f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,808 Views
18 Pages

14 September 2023

Rolling resistance (RR) is key research content for developing low-carbon energy-saving tires, and the resultant change in the tire temperature field exerts a crucial impact on tire performance. Currently, there is no accurate and systematic analysis...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,082 Views
13 Pages

Tire–Pavement Interaction Simulation Based on Finite Element Model and Response Surface Methodology

  • Qingtao Zhang,
  • Lingxiao Shangguan,
  • Tao Li,
  • Xianyong Ma,
  • Yunfei Yin and
  • Zejiao Dong

18 September 2023

Acquiring accurate tire–pavement interaction information is crucial for pavement mechanical analysis and pavement maintenance. This paper combines the tire finite element model (FEM) and response surface methodology (RSM) to obtain tire–p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,189 Views
16 Pages

12 February 2022

To alleviate the environmental problems caused by scrap tire and tailings disposal, the performance of recycled tire polymer fiber (RTPF)-reinforced cemented paste backfill (CPB) was investigated. Ordinary CPB, commercial poly-propylene fiber (CPPF)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
954 Views
23 Pages

14 July 2025

In China, the recycling system for waste tires is characterized by high output but low standardized recovery rates. This study examines the environmental and health risks caused by non-compliant treatment by individual recyclers and explores the barr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
994 Views
21 Pages

15 September 2025

This study developed a natural rubber composite reinforced with selenol-functionalized carbon nanotubes, demonstrating significant mechanical enhancement. The composite exhibited remarkable improvements in elastic modulus, with 300% and 500% modulus...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,401 Views
13 Pages

4 September 2025

In order to investigate the influence of different tire textures, pavement types, and vehicle parameters on the tire/road noise level and its spectrum characteristics, 19 kinds of asphalt pavement main structures of RIOHTrack full-scale test track we...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
4,898 Views
14 Pages

2 February 2022

Scrap tire rubber and nylon fiber are waste materials that could potentially be recycled and used to improve the mechanical properties of asphalt pavement. The objective of this research was to investigate the properties of scrap tire rubber and nylo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,586 Views
21 Pages

The Redesigning of Tires and the Recycling Process to Maintain an Efficient Circular Economy

  • Dan Dobrotă,
  • Gabriela Dobrotă,
  • Tiberiu Dobrescu and
  • Cristina Mohora

23 September 2019

The redesigning of tires is addressed from two points of view, namely the structure of the materials and the constructive shape of these products. The necessity for research is justified by the fact that even during the product design stage, there ma...

  • Article
  • Open Access
126 Views
19 Pages

Tire-Derived Aggregate (TDA) is a recycled fill material made by cutting scrap tires into small pieces that satisfy the gradation requirements in ASTM D 6270. Since its introduction to civil engineering applications, TDA fill and TDA backfill have be...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1,173 Views
25 Pages

Turning Waste into Resources: Bibliometric Study on Sand–Rubber Tire Mixtures in Geotechnical Engineering

  • Madhusudhan Bangalore Ramu,
  • Abdullah O. Baarimah,
  • Aiman A. Bin Mokaizh,
  • Ahmed Wajeh Mushtaha,
  • Al-Baraa Abdulrahman Al-Mekhlafi,
  • Aawag Mohsen Alawag and
  • Khalid Mhmoud Alzubi

Improper disposal of waste tires has led to significant environmental and economic challenges, including pollution and inefficient resource utilization. The growing focus on sustainable solutions in geotechnical engineering highlights the potential o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,559 Views
14 Pages

11 March 2024

The pyrolysis of waste tires has been considered a potential sustainable solution in light of escalating carbon dioxide emissions. Nevertheless, current research indicates a lack of comprehensive understanding regarding the movement of waste tire par...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,888 Views
19 Pages

26 August 2021

Catalysts are usually used in the thermal conversion of waste tires to enhance the efficiency of the process and the quality of pyrolytic products. Recently, it has already been proved that Ni/Fe bimetallic catalysts had an effective catalytic effect...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,886 Views
21 Pages

25 July 2020

Generally, in most countries, there are no strict regulations regarding tire disposal. Hence, tires end up thrown in seas and lands as well as being burnt, harming the living beings, and are therefore considered a very dangerous pollution source for...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,023 Views
17 Pages

19 November 2025

This study addresses the accurate estimation of safe driving speeds for multi-axle trucks negotiating curved road segments by explicitly incorporating dynamic axle load transfer and load-sensitive tire–road friction characteristics. Conventiona...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,357 Views
24 Pages

Environmental Benefits of Air Emission Reduction in the Waste Tire Management Practice

  • Jasmina Ćetković,
  • Slobodan Lakić,
  • Miloš Žarković,
  • Radoje Vujadinović,
  • Miloš Knežević,
  • Angelina Živković and
  • Jelena Cvijović

17 April 2022

Montenegro faces serious challenges in terms of waste tire management. The main goal of our paper is to consider the financial and economic justification of the implementation of the first phase of the project of collection, takeover and transport, s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,576 Views
19 Pages

Study Analysis of Thermal, Dielectric, and Functional Characteristics of an Ethylene Polyethylene Diene Monomer Blended with End-of-Life Tire Microparticles Amounts

  • Marc Marín-Genescà,
  • Ramon Mujal-Rosas,
  • Jordi García-Amorós,
  • Miguel Mudarra,
  • Xavier Ramis Juan and
  • Xavier Colom Fajula

8 February 2021

The recycling and disposal of disused tires is a topic of great concern to today’s companies, researchers, and society in general. In this sense, our research aims to recycle end-of-life tires (GTRs) through the separation of the fraction of vulcaniz...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,357 Views
19 Pages

5 April 2025

To address the challenges of unclear thermo-mechanical coupling mechanisms and unpredictable multi-field synergistic effects in segmented tire molds during vulcanization, this study focuses on segmented tire molds and proposes a multi-physics couplin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,672 Views
24 Pages

Finite Element Multi-Physics Analysis and Experimental Testing for Hollow Brick Solutions with Lightweight and Eco-Sustainable Cement Mix

  • Matteo Sambucci,
  • Abbas Sibai,
  • Luciano Fattore,
  • Riccardo Martufi,
  • Sabrina Lucibello and
  • Marco Valente

Combining eco-sustainability and technological efficiency is one of the “hot” topics in the current construction and architectural sectors. In this work, recycled tire rubber aggregates and acoustically effective fractal cavities were com...

  • Article
  • Open Access
133 Citations
17,121 Views
23 Pages

Pyrolysis(pyr)-GC/MS analysis of characteristic thermal decomposition fragments has been previously used for qualitative fingerprinting of organic sources in environmental samples. A quantitative pyr-GC/MS method based on characteristic tire polymer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,943 Views
20 Pages

Partial Replacement of Carbon Black with Graphene in Tire Compounds: Transport Properties, Thermal Stability and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis

  • Krishna Prasad Rajan,
  • Aravinthan Gopanna,
  • Mohammed Rafic,
  • Rajesh Theravalappil and
  • Selvin P. Thomas

In this study, natural rubber (NR)/polybutadiene rubber (PB) blend-based composites were prepared using graphene as a partial replacement for carbon black (CB) in different parts per hundred rubber (phr) percentages. In a previous study, the vulcaniz...

  • Article
  • Open Access
45 Citations
8,993 Views
19 Pages

Co-Combustion of Waste Tires and Plastic-Rubber Wastes with Biomass Technical and Environmental Analysis

  • Luís Carmo-Calado,
  • Manuel Jesús Hermoso-Orzáez,
  • Roberta Mota-Panizio,
  • Bruno Guilherme-Garcia and
  • Paulo Brito

1 February 2020

The present work studies the possibility of energy recovery by thermal conversion of combustible residual materials, namely tires and rubber-plastic, plastic waste from outdoor luminaires. The waste has great potential for energy recovery (HHV: 38.6...

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