Self-propelled vehicles; a practical treatise on the theory, construction, operation, care and management of all forms of automobiles (1906)
Homans, James E. (James Edward), b. 1865 · New York, T. Audel & Company · leaf 148
ssibility entails abroader surface to bear upon the road, while a greater reactivepower in a tire in resuming its proper shape after deformationunder load, or from contact with obstacles, requires a smallertraction effort to ensure forward progress. Hence, to determinethe serviceability of a tire… … Fio. 114.—Diagram showing test of resiliency of a pneumatic tire, on wheel, dropped tothe floor from a measured distance above, and tracing its rebounds by a resiliometer,as described. systematic experiments for determining this point have beenmade. Perhaps the most exhaustive investigations were…
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