| Title | Ultrasonic Inspection of Ten Retreaded Tires and Thirty-Two Casings |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 49309 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Bobo, S. |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Publication Date | 19791100 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | TSC examined 42 tires ultrasonically. Of these, 10 reportedly had belt-edge separations which had been identified and measured prior to retreading (control group). The remaining 32 were reportedly used casings in good condition ready for retreading. The ultrasonic data were analyzed and numerical scores from 1 (poor) to 9 (excellent), were assigned to tread, belts, sidewalls, and carcass for each tire. The tires were ranked in order of overall numerical scores. In the control group there were 5 tires with a belt score of 5, 4 tires with a belt score of 7 or less. In the group of 32 casings the belt scores were as follows: 3 for one casing, 4 for two casings, 5 for one casing, 6 for five casings, 7 for five casings, 8 for eight casings, 9 for 10 casings. If the threshold score which separates defective casings from the remainder is taken to be 7 (on the basis that all tires in the control group had separations), then 16 tires of the 32 are suspect. |
| Rosap ID | dot:39202 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/39202 |
| TRT Terms | Data collection; Defects; Nondestructive tests; Retreaded tires; Ultrasonic tests; Vehicle safety |
| General Subjects | Highways; Vehicles and Equipment |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
305903 |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-NHTSA-79-47; HS-805-019 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49300/49309/DOT-TSC-NHTSA-79-47.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |