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Survey on Road-Tyre Contact Patch Pattern and Wear Related Aspects


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Motor vehicle end-users approaches to tyre safety issues in automobiles translate to a number of tyre failure risk factors. This study basically assessed tread wear pattern of tyres in passenger cars used on Nigeria roads. The result obtained showed that 75.4% of the assessed tyres showed uneven wear pattern resulting from incorrect tyre-road contact effects. This observed high proportion of uneven tyre tread wear pattern implies high rate of inconsequential regard for tyre safety.

eISSN:
2450-5471
Language:
English
Publication timeframe:
2 times per year
Journal Subjects:
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics