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8-1. Specifications
Tire related term
Pneumatic tire
Radial ply tire
Reinforced tire
Section width
Sidewall
Sidewall separation
Snow tire
Test rim
Tread
Tread rib
Tread separation
Treadwear indicators (TWI)
Wheel-holding fixture
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A mechanical device made of rubber, chemicals, fabric and
steel or other materials, that, when mounted on an automo-
tive wheel, provides the traction and contains the gas or fluid
that sustains the load
A pneumatic tire in which the ply cords that extend to the
beads are laid at substantially 90 degrees to the centerline
of the tread
A tire designed to operate at higher loads and at higher
inflation pressures than the corresponding standard tire
The linear distance between the exteriors of the sidewalls of
an inflated tire, excluding elevations due to labeling, decora-
tion, or protective bands
That portion of a tire between the tread and bead
The parting of the rubber compound from the cord material
in the sidewall
A tire that attains a traction index equal to or greater than
110, compared to the ASTM E-1136 Standard Reference
Test Tire, when using the snow traction test as described in
ASTM F-1805-00, Standard Test Method for Single Wheel
Driving Traction in a Straight Line on Snow-and Ice-Cove-
red Surfaces, and which is marked with an Alpine Symbol
( ) on at least one sidewall
The rim on which a tire is fitted for testing, and may be any
rim listed as appropriate for use with that tire
That portion of a tire that comes into contact with the road
A tread section running circumferentially around a tire
Pulling away of the tread from the tire carcass
The projections within the principal grooves designed to
give a visual indication of the degrees of wear of the tread
The fixture used to hold the wheel and tire assembly
securely during testing
Meaning