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Laboratory Studies Into Undercarriage Systems<br />

Pressure (bar)<br />

3,0<br />

2,8<br />

2,6<br />

2,4<br />

2,2<br />

2,0<br />

1,8<br />

1,6<br />

1,4<br />

1,2<br />

1,0<br />

0,8<br />

0,6<br />

0,4<br />

0,2<br />

0,0<br />

-0,2<br />

-0,5 0,0 0,5 1,0 1,5 2,0 2,5 3,0 3,5 4,0 4,5<br />

Time (s)<br />

Terra Trac<br />

Westtrack<br />

Stocks<br />

SPT<br />

800/10.5/2.5<br />

Figure 43: Pressure profiles for track units including a 800/10.5/2.5 for reference<br />

The statistical analysis showed that the pressure application was only significantly differ-<br />

ent for the SPT unit with a rectangularity measure of 0.51 from the Stocks unit with a rec-<br />

tangularity measure of 0.61 (p-value 0.0067). The two remaining track units and the tyre<br />

show similar values of approximately 0.55. As the rectangularity of a tyre was within the<br />

range of tracks, it could not be used as a distinguishing characteristic. In Section 7.4 the<br />

significance of peak vs. average pressure in sinkage will be demonstrated and thus shows<br />

the importance of high rectangularity.<br />

Figure 45 shows the average contact pressure, maximum peak pressure and the average<br />

maxima and minima for the different units. The minima are always significantly smaller<br />

than the maxima except for the Westtrack which due to the triangular pressure profile has a<br />

more uniform pressure profile. Minima of all other units are similar, too. The average min-<br />

ima can be bigger than the average contact pressure as this calculation does not account for<br />

time. The peak pressures are always significantly higher than the average maxima except<br />

for the Stocks supporting a uniform pressure distribution seen already.<br />

Ph.D. Thesis Dirk Ansorge (2007)<br />

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