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Traction Engineering

Prof. Hifjur Raheman · IIT Kharagpur

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Lectures

Week 1:

  1. Lecture 01 : Concept of Traction and Traction Devices Video
  2. Lecture 02 : Classification of wheels, Forces and moments acting on wheel Video
  3. Lecture 03 : Tyre constructions and its specification Video
  4. Lecture 04 : Tractive performance parameters Video
  5. Lecture 05 : Tutorial 1 Video

Week 2 :

  1. Lecture 06 : Mechanics of wheel and its tractive performance Video
  2. Lecture 07 : Measurement of soil strength, cohesion and angle of internal friction Video
  3. Lecture 08 : Measurement and characterization of terrain response Video
  4. Lecture 09 : Characterization of shear stress and shear strength in different soil conditions Video
  5. Lecture 10: Tutorial 2 - Measurement of shear strength, modulus of sinkage and cone index Video

Week 3 :

  1. Lecture 11: Rolling resistance of a rigid towed wheel Video
  2. Lecture 12: Rolling resistance of a pneumatic wheel Video
  3. Lecture 13: Motion resistance of a track Video
  4. Lecture 14: Tractive effort and slip of a powered rigid wheel Video
  5. Lecture 15: Tutorial 3 – Computation of rolling resistance of rigid wheel and pneumatic wheel Video

Week 4 :

  1. Lecture 16: Tractive effort and slip of a track. Video
  2. Lecture 17: Tractive effort and slip of a pneumatic wheel Video
  3. Lecture 18: Tractive performance prediction models – Wismer and Luth Video
  4. Lecture 19: Tractive performance prediction models - Brixius Video
  5. Lecture 20: Tutorial 4: Tractive Performance Estimation Using Brixius Model Video

week-05

  1. Lecture 21 : Effect of tyre parameters on tractive performance of tyre Video
  2. Lecture 22 : Selection of tyre Video
  3. Lecture 23 : Comparison of single tyre with dual tyres Video
  4. Lecture 24 : Performance evaluation of a walking tractor fitted with track Video
  5. Lecture 25 : Tutorial - 5 Video

Week 6 :

  1. Lecture 26: Measurement of Cone Index Video
  2. Lecture 27 : Pressure Sinkage Relationship in a Sandy Clay Loam Soil Video
  3. Lecture 28: Measurement of Theoretical Velocity, Actual Velocity and Slip for a Pneumatic Wheel Video
  4. Lecture 29 : Measurement of Contact Area of a Pneumatic Tyre on a Hard Surface Video
  5. Lecture 30: Measurement of Tractice Efficiency Video

Week 7 :

  1. Lecture 31 : Performance comparison of track with wheel Video
  2. Lecture 32 : Traction Aids for Tractors Video
  3. Lec 33 : Ballasting of Wheeled Tractors to achieve Maximum Power Output in Frictional-Cohesive soils Video
  4. Lecture 34 : Optimum ballasting of a front wheel assisted tractor Video
  5. Lecture 35 : Tutorial - 7 Video

Week 8 :

  1. Lecture 36 : Cornering Properties of tyres Video
  2. Lecture 37 : Lateral force developed by an unpowered tractor wheel Video
  3. Lecture 38 : Steering of wheeled vechiles and steady state handling of front wheel steered vechiles Video
  4. Lecture 39 : Classification of steady state handling characteristics and handling diagram Video
  5. Lecture 40 : Tutorial - 8 Video

Live Session

  1. Live Session 26-02-2024 Video
  2. Live Session 07-03-2024 Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Kharagpur
Department
Agriculture
Teacher
Prof. Hifjur Raheman
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Biology
Source
NPTEL
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