Deformation of an inflated bicycle tire when loaded
Physics Education
2019-02-12 v1
Abstract
The deformation of a loaded bike tire has been analyzed with a model consisting of a toroid of thin inextensible walls mounted on a central rim. If the tire radius is much shorter than the rim radius, the deflection, d, of the tire can be calculated as a function of the applied load, F. The solution can be approximated to a power law dependennce F proportional to d^(3/2) for small loads. The theoretical predictions compare well with the experiments carried out on two bicycle tires.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1902.03661,
title = {Deformation of an inflated bicycle tire when loaded},
author = {Jordi Renart and Pere Roura-Grabulosa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1902.03661},
year = {2019}
}
Comments
17 pages, 9 figures