A novel mechanical model of tires with interface parameters for damage evolution research

Congwen Wang, Yuxin Tian, Helin Xu, Xucan Lian, Chi Xiao, Chong Zhao, Yong Huan, State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics , Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Engineering Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Published online on September 05, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Ahead of Print.
In this paper, a novel full-scale tire finite element model with cohesive interface was developed to calculate the stress and strain states of the interface between cord layers. Under certain operating conditions, tire damage manifests as internal ...