[SOLVED] 2. Based on the Pneumatic Tire book, starting on page 776, discuss factors governing rolling resistance of tires. Propose a simple means to measure rolling resistance at a given speed. (1/2 page max)

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1.Based on the Pneumatic Tire book, starting on page 776, discuss factors governing rolling resistance of tires. Propose a simple means to measure rolling resistance at a given speed. (1/2 page max)

Resources

In looking for safety data, I looked on the US-DOT website http://www.nhtsa.gov

There were a number of interesting items that are available, and some that I downloaded (the downloads are separate): Pneumatic Tires (700+pages) and paper on rollovers, brochures on 5 star safety ratings and crash avoidance.. There was a whole conference on CAFÉ and GHG standards impact on vehicle mass reduction –

https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.dot.gov/files/phase–2–hd–fuel–efficiency–ghg–final–ria.pdf Some related info on terms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_Average_Fuel_Economy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_gas_inventory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto_Protocol

Since this is a good segue into emissions. The US Environmental Protection Agency sets

standards on transportation sources of pollution – a test is performed on production vehicles Federal Test Procedure or FTP by vehicle class http://epa.gov/otaq/standards/light–duty/ftp.htm