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Unread 03-01-2003, 19:56
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Originally posted by Gary Dillard
OK - Tomorrow night when my daughter (IBApril180 on this board) is over we will post the results of her science experiment here, which I must admit surprised me. Using Brecoflex belts and FIRST spec carpet, the traction increased by DECREASING the amount of contact area! This appeared to be because the impact of additional deformation of the carpet due to higher local pressure was a higher order effect than the additional quantity of "nubs" interacting with the carpet. It threw our F = mu*N + nu*A hypothesis out the window. Stay tuned.

Results are in the technical discussion forum

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...threadid=15719
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