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Project IRSST
 | Study of the possible causes of bursting of tires on heavy duty trucks and identification of potential solution scenariosRené Benoit
/ IRSST
Michel Gou
/ École Polytechnique
Toan Vu-Khanh,
Patricia Dolez
/ École de technologie supérieure
Olivier Bellavigna-Ladoux
/ École Polytechnique
Said Jazouli,
Cédrick Nohilé
/ École de technologie supérieure
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0099-4830 : Completed
In Québec in the last four years, three fatal accidents involving heavy vehicles were directly attributable to the bursting of tires. The degradation of the rubber under the effect of heat is the main cause. In fact, under some conditions when the temperature reaches a sufficiently high threshold, several physical and chemical phenomena occur inside the tire and in the volume normally occupied by the air that fills it. The heating of the air inside the tire helps raise the internal pressure, and the degradation of the rubber by the oxidation produced by the increase in temperature seems to cause a reaction characterized by a release of heat that can lead to the explosion of the gases thus produced inside the tire. There are few apparent indications for detecting the start or scope of the degradation with or without pyrolysis (a phenomenon that requires the presence of oxygen).
This study will lead to the updating of knowledge on the phenomenon of tire bursting, as well as its causes, consequences, risks and means of preventing it. Previous studies dealing with means of degradation and aging of tires and on the mechanical properties and failures of the wheel-tire system will also be updated.
IRSST publicationsBenoit, René; Lafrance, Langis; Malo, Dominique; Baron, JulieTire blowout and explosionTechnical Data Sheet
R-590, Montréal, IRSST / Montréal, Association sectorielle transport entreposage, 2009, 12 pages.
(Print version available at Association Sectorielle Transport Entreposage : info@aste.qc.ca - www.aste.qc.ca) (Available in French only)
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Benoit, René; Lafrance, Langis; Malo, Dominique; Baron, JulieL'éclatement et l'explosion des pneus
(Tire blowout and explosion)
Fiche technique
R-568, Montréal, IRSST, 2008, 12 pages.
(Print version available at Association Sectorielle Transport Entreposage : info@aste.qc.ca - www.aste.qc.ca) (Available in French only)
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Benoit, René; Gou, Michel; Bellavigna, Olivier; Vu-Khanh, Toan; Dolez, Patricia; Arrieta, Carlos; Nohilé, Cédrick; Ha-Anh, TungÉtude exploratoire sur les phénomènes d'éclatement et d'explosion de pneus de camions lourds
(Exploratory study of heavy truck tire blowout and explosion phenomena)
Études et recherches / Rapport
R-479, Montréal, IRSST, 2006, 150 pages. Free download
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Scientific publications and communicationsDolez P.,
Nohilé C.,
Ha Anh T.,
Vu-Khanh T.,
Benoit R.,
Bellavigna-Ladoux O.
Exploring the chemical aspects of truck tire blowouts and explosionsSafety Science, vol. 46, no 9, 2008, p. 1334-1344.
El Majdoubi M.,
Vu-Khanh T.,
David E.
Effects of physical aging on fracture and yielding behavior of polypropylenein International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials & Tissues, (1st : December 11-15, 2005 : Waikoloa, Hawaii, U.S.A.), 2005.
Ha-Anh T.,
Vu-Khanh T.
Effects of thermal aging on fracture performance of polychloroprene
Journal of Materials Science, vol. 40, no 19, p. 5243-5248.
Ha-Anh T.,
Vu-Khanh T.
Prediction of mechanical properties of polychloroprene during thermo-oxydative aging
Journal of Polymer Testing, vol. 24, no 6, 2005, p. 775-780.
Piroozfar H.,
Ha-Anh T.,
Vu-Khanh T.
Effects of solvent in swelling behaviour and mechanical properties of polychloroprenein International Conference for Mesomechanics (7th : August 1-4, 2005 : Montreal, Canada), 2005.
Wenbo L.,
Wang C.,
Said J.,
Vu-Khanh T.
Time-stress equivalence: Application to nonlinear creep of polypropylenein Advances in Rheology and its Application : 4th Pacific Rim Conference on Rheology, (4th : August 7-11, 2005 : Shanghai, China), 2005.
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