International Journal for Computational Civil and Structural Engineering

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2005, Volume1

S. V. Sheshenin
Department of Mechanics and Mathematics, Moscow State University

S. A. Margaryan
Department of Mechanics and Mathematics, Moscow State University

This article presents a simulation developed for evaluation of stress/strain state (SSS) in a pneumatic tire contacting a road. A rigid surface is assumed to be the model of the road. The technique developed covers transient rolling contact problems, which are not affected by temperature evolution aspects. The tire is treated as a rubber-cord composite, and the simulation exploits an asymptotic multiscale technique for obtaining the effective elastic rubber-cord properties. The simulation is based on the equations of nonlinear elasticity. Theoretical research and computer tests were conducted to develop an effective solver for finite-element method (FEM) equations. To take advantage of gradient and Chebyshev iterations, a preconditioned combined iterative method (CIM) was developed. Results of comparing iterative methods are discussed.

DOI: 10.1615/IntJCompCivStructEng.v1.i1.40 Download article, 33-42 pages

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