Re:Pollution from tire wear is worse than exhaust emissions?
by masklinn on Sunday March 08, 2020 @02:31PM
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> I'd be interested to know how wear scales with tyre pressure.
Apparently not in any way relevance in face of the fourth power rule, as road authorities worldwide just use the 4th power rule for road wear estimates, without accounting for minor factors (type of axles, axle arrangement, surface contact and suspension systems).
The tyre pressure exactly matches the pressure on one spot on the road surface, so if pressure is higher, a smaller area of the road receives more downward force, causing it to bend and flex, and eventually break up.