Tire Forensic Investigation: Analyzing Tire Failure

AUTHOR(S):
Thomas Giapponi  

"It takes a trained eye working in a systematic fashion to find the unusual detail that leads to the root cause contributors to a tire's failure," writes author Thomas R. Giapponi. "The goal of the tire forensic expert is to keep digging backwards, looking for root cause(s) and putting as much of the tire story together as possible."

Tire forensics is the methodical analysis of failed tires in order to identify the causes of a tire's disablement. By using the laws of physics, math, chemistry, and engineering - mixed with real-world tire background and experience - tire forensic experts determine the most likely events that led up to and caused a tire to fail.

Tire Forensic Investigation: Analyzing Tire Failure covers the many ways that a tire can fail, and shows how to identify that failure. Based on the author's 30 years of experience in the tire industry, the book looks at the methodical, physical, visual and tactile examination of the failed tire and identifies the various failure modes for passenger car and light truck tires.

• Belt separation
• Belt separation identification
• Other belt separation types
• Identification of causes and contributors to belt separation
• Non-belt separation identification
• Various tire conditions - identification
• Balance weight mark identification and significance
• Tire location on a vehicle
• Addressing several failure theories
• Visual and tactile nondestructive tire investigation techniques

"There is a combination of science, experience and some art that goes into the research and analysis of a tire failure," Giapponi writes. Tire Forensic Investigation: Analyzing Tire Failure will provide tire forensic experts and researchers with the technical background needed to determine tire failure causation.

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ISBN Number: 978-0-7680-1955-1
Date Published: August 2008
238 Pages
Binding: Softbound
Product Code: R-387
Product Status: In Stock