STUDY OF HYPERELASTIC TYRE UNDER

STATIC DISPLACEMENT

Presented by:
SOUVIK ATHA (511314016)
SHREYA SHARMA (511314022)
SOHAM SAHA (511314024)
Under the guidance of
Prof. Krishnendu Bhowmik

DEPARTMENT OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING AND APPLIED MECHANICS

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SHIBPUR.
MAY 2018
WHAT IS A TYRE

• A rubber member.
• Acts as a cushion for the automobile.
• Transmits braking and steering power from the vehicle to
the road
Materials of modern tyres :
• Synthetic rubber
• Natural rubber
• Fabric
• Wire
• Carbon black
• Other chemical compounds

How do tyres support loads?

• Tension in the cords pull on the bead uniformly around the wheel, except
where it is reduced above the contact patch.
• The bead transfers that net force to the rim.
Tyre tread is the part of the tyre that
comes in contact with the road surface. It
consists of two parts :
1. Tread lug :
• Provides the contact surface necessary
to provide traction.
• As it enters the road contact area it is
compressed. As it rotates through the
footprint it is deformed
circumferentially. As it exits the
footprint, it recovers to its original
shape.

2. Tread void :
• Provide space for the lug to flex and
deform as it enters and exits the
footprint.
• Provide channels for rainwater, mud,
and snow to be channelled away from
the footprint.
 HYPERELASTIC MODEL USED
MOONEY – RIVLIN HYPERELASTIC MATERIAL
MODEL
WHY MOONEY-RIVLIN MODEL?

We used this model since it proves to be the most accurate hyperelastic model amongst
the ones we read about, according to a reference paper, Giurgiu, T., Ciortan, F., Pupaza, C.,
"Tire Modeling using ANSYS", Engineering Numerical Modeling & Simulation, PRINTECH
Publishing House, 2012
 ASSUMPTIONS

• Studying only hyperelastic properties of tyre.

• Tyre is completely made up of hyperelastic material.

• The indentation surface is considered to be rigid.

• Rolling and sliding modes are restricted.

TYRE MODELS USED

UNTREADED TYRE
 TREADED TYRE

Standard 20” tyres, usually used in commercial mass market light motor vehicles
TYRE CROSS SECTION

TYRE CROSS SECTION DIMENSIONS

 TYRE CROSS SECTION contd.

CROSS SECTION
OF FINAL MODEL
SECTIONAL VIEW
MESHING

UNTREADED TYRE
WITH
HEXAAGONAL
MESH

REGULAR COARSE
MESH FOR TREADED
TYRE
LOCALISED REFINED MESH ON CONTACT REGIONS FOR TREADED TYRE
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS

REMOTE DISPLACEMENT
APPLIED TOWARDS
TARGET
BOTTOM SUPPORT
DEFINED AS A RIGID
BODY
CONTACT SURFACE

UNTREADED TYRE

TREADED TYRE
CONTACT SURFACE : LARGE DEFORMATION CASE
 RESULTS
DISPLACEMENT : 1mm
TOTAL DEFORMATION

UNTREADED TYRE TREADED TYRE

DISPLACEMENT : 1mm
STRESS DISTRIBUTION

UNTREADED TYRE TREADED TYRE

DISPLACEMENT : 1mm
STATUS

UNTREADED TYRE

TREADED TYRE
DISPLACEMENT : 1mm
PRESSURE IMPRINT

UNTREADED TYRE

TREADED TYRE
DISPLACEMENT : 1mm
GAP

UNTREADED TYRE

TREADED TYRE
DISPLACEMENT : 10mm
TOTAL DEFORMATION

UNTREADED TYRE TREADED TYRE

DISPLACEMENT : 10mm
STRESS DISTRIBUTION

UNTREADED TYRE TREADED TYRE

DISPLACEMENT : 10mm
STATUS

UNTREADED TYRE

TREADED TYRE
DISPLACEMENT : 10mm
PRESSURE IMPRINT

UNTREADED TYRE

TREADED TYRE
DISPLACEMENT : 10mm
GAP

UNTREADED TYRE

TREADED TYRE
DISPLACEMENT : 20mm
TOTAL DEFORMATION

UNTREADED TYRE TREADED TYRE

DISPLACEMENT : 20mm
STRESS DISTRIBUTION

UNTREADED TYRE TREADED TYRE

DISPLACEMENT : 20mm
STATUS

UNTREADED TYRE

TREADED TYRE
DISPLACEMENT : 20mm
PRESSURE IMPRINT

UNTREADED TYRE

TREADED TYRE
DISPLACEMENT : 20mm
GAP

UNTREADED TYRE

TREADED TYRE
 DISPLACEMENT : 1mm

Maximum values Untreaded Treaded

Deformation (mm) 1.2161 1.591
Stress (Mpa) 0.037725 0.076247
Pressure (Mpa) 0.018895 0.03438
Gap (mm) 28.601 9.1762
 DISPLACEMENT : 10mm

Maximum values Untreaded Treaded

Deformation 1.283 13.638
Stress 0.3115 0.42873
Pressure 0.10521 0.23237
Gap 28.601 5.2221
 DISPLACEMENT : 20mm

Maximum values Untreaded Treaded

Deformation 29.821 28.951
Stress 0.68958 0.63642
Pressure 0.26755 0.67041
Gap 28.362 10.81
 CONCLUSION

1.Deformation, stress and sliding area decreases in case of treaded tyres as

compared to untreaded tyres.
2. Maximum pressure acting on the treaded tyre increases compared to the
untreaded tyre.

FUTURE SCOPE :

1. The experiments can be conducted with more models of different

treads.
2. The tyre complexity can be increased by modelling multi-layered
tyres and take the analysis towards a more practical approach.
3. Rolling and sliding modes can also be examined using the given tyre
data.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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