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  2. Tire tread - Wikipedia

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    As tires are used, the tread is worn off, limiting its effectiveness in providing traction. A worn tire can often be retreaded. The word tread is often used casually to refer to the pattern of grooves molded into the rubber, but those grooves are correctly called the tread pattern, or simply the pattern. The grooves are not the tread, they are ...

  3. Tire - Wikipedia

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    Assorted new automotive road tires, showing a variety of tread patterns. Tractor tires have substantial ribs and voids for traction in soft terrain. A tire (British spelling: tyre) is a ring-shaped component that surrounds a wheel's rim to transfer a vehicle's load from the axle through the wheel to the ground and to provide traction on the ...

  4. Radial tire - Wikipedia

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    A cross-section of a tire. Number 12 indicates the radial ply. Numbers 14 and 16 are bias plies. A radial tire (more properly, a radial-ply tire) is a particular design of vehicular tire. In this design, the cord plies are arranged at 90 degrees to the direction of travel, or radially (from the center of the tire).

  5. Tire bead - Wikipedia

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    When the tire is properly inflated, the air pressure within the tire keeps the bead in this groove. Reducing tire air pressure is a frequent practice among off-road vehicle drivers. [1] [2] This action widens the tire tread, enhancing the contact surface with the terrain for better traction. However, excessively low pressure can lead to ...

  6. Bar grip - Wikipedia

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    The first deliberate uses of bar grip tyres as off-road tyres, were developed pre-war as truck tyres particularly for army use. They used crosswise tread bars for grip, arranged in a helical pattern. [4] A helical pattern was used to avoid the uneven rolling radius and vibration of a tread with simple crosswise bars and large gaps between.

  7. Tread - Wikipedia

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    Stair tread, horizontal portion of a set of stairs on which a person walks; Tire tread, patterned outer surface of a tyre that makes contact with the road; Tread (river terrace), the level section of a river terrace; Continuous track, a system of vehicle propulsion used in tracked vehicles; Wheel tread, an old name for the wheel track

  8. Contact patch - Wikipedia

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    Colorized tire footprint pressure distribution. The contact patch is the portion of a vehicle's tire that is in actual contact with the road surface.It is commonly used in the discussion of pneumatic (i.e. pressurized) tires, where the term is used strictly to describe the portion of the tire's tread that touches the road surface.

  9. Tire uniformity - Wikipedia

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    Tire forces are divided into three axes: radial, lateral, and tangential (or fore-aft). The radial axis runs from the tire center toward the tread, and is the vertical axis running from the roadway through the tire center toward the vehicle. This axis supports the vehicle's weight. The lateral axis runs sideways across the tread.

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