Abstract. The performance of the tire has an important effect on vehicle running safety, and in the actual use of the tire will inevitably encounter a variety of complex and harsh conditions, it is easy to make the tire scratches, so to study the effect of scratches on the performance of the tire is very important. In this paper, the geometric model of tire scratches is established by SolidWorks, and then imported ANSYS Workbench to build finite element model of the tire and the ground. And the finite element analysis was carried out on the tire model with scratches, comparison different parts of the scratch on the tire under the standard air pressure and static load, strain and deformation analysis of different effects. Analyzing them the effects and the damage of the tire has certain guiding significance safe use of tires.
The Establishment of Finite Element Model of Tire ScratchesIn recent years, the population of cars in our country has grown and grown with the rapid economic growth. As it is a typical structural component between road and a car as well as a support and force transferring component, a tire plays an important role [1]. The performance of the tire has an important influence for safe driving of the vehicle. While serving in the tire during, poor road conditions are encountered inevitable, at this time it often happen tire sidewall, especially the tread was scratched by sharp objects or bumps. This paper is to explore the impact of scratches on the safety performance of the tire. Thanks to the development of FEA and computer technology, the analysis of tire structure have been improved greatly, they have developed from too simple theory, such as Netting Theory, Membrane Theory, Laminate Theory, to FEA theory [2]. Lau, Liu Feng, Yangxue Gui[3] by a finite element model 9.00 R20 radial tires study the contact problem tire and the ground. In this paper, the load and the constraint conditions of the no scratch tire and the tire with scratch are respectively applied, to see the distribution of the strain, stress and deformation under different load, to compare between different the two, to explore the impact of tire scratches on the tire.
Model SolidWorksIn this paper, a few cases of tire scratches were established by SolidWorks. One is to set a scratch in the middle of the two tread, the other is to set a scratch on one side of the three patterns, the horizontal position is located at the center point of the left pattern and the tire shoulder. Cross section of tread scratch is rectangular round the tire, and the model is shown in Figure 1. Fig. 1. Scratches in tread of tire