Investigation made into causes of tire failures to find general relationships between effect and cause in matter of tire defects; examples of examination of individual failures, and of experimental work directed to improvement of wheel and tire; statistics show that fatigue is major cause of tire failure; factors influencing development of fatigue failure. (See also - discussion n 5, Oct p 349-62, 4 Supp Plates; Ry Gaz v 72 n 13 Mar 29 1940 p 459; Locomotive v 46 n 573 May 15 1940 p 135-6)
Investigation into occurrence and causes of locomotive tyre failures
Instn Mech Engrs -- J Proc
1940
15 pages
4 Supp plates
Article (Journal)
English
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