Abstract:
The performance of heavy mobile equipment used in the mining
industry is often restricted by the capabilities of their tires. These off-the-road
tires experience highly variable and complex working conditions in comparison
to other commercially used tires. As a result, expenditures on tires occupy a
reasonable portion of the total mining cost and off-the-road tires are prone to
complex failure modes, which the studies have been limited. Lack of
quantitative analysis on the performance characteristics of these tires hinders
the overall productivity in mining industry, specially in local context. The paper
presents a study on off-the-road tire performance conducted at two selected
mine sites in Sri Lanka. Site specific operational and environmental conditions
encountered by the off-the-roads tires were taken into account, to determine the
modes of failure and optimum tire performance through best practices.
Citation:
Walpita, S., Priyankara, I., Wickrama, M., & Jayawardena, C. (2014). Investigation into off-the-road tire performance at Aruwakkalu quarry. In P.V.A. Hemalal (Ed.), Proceedings of the 8th National Conference on Earth Resources Management (pp. 12-16). Department of Earth Resources Engineering, University of Moratuwa.
