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Re: Traction Questions

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Originally Posted by Karthik View Post
Very interesting results. It looks like you guys concluded that pressure has a pretty direct relationship with traction and surface area. I would guess that the increase in pressure causes the studs from the tread to dig deeper into the carpet whereas tread under lower pressure tends to "float" on the surface of the carpet instead therefore actually decreasing the effective contact area between the wheels and carpet and preventing the tread from digging into the carpet to make an interlocking profile.
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