Dr. Hiroshi Nakashima, ISTVS President, has shared a new book published by a fellow member:
We are pleased to announce the new book on Advanced Tire Mechanics by ISTVS member Dr. Yukio Nakajima, published by Springer in 2019.
Dr. Nakajima obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Akron, USA, in 1985 under the supervision of Prof. Joseph Padovan who is known for his studies on non-linear continuum mechanics, tire mechanics, and finite elements. He is a real tire engineer, with a deep knowledge of FEM applied to tire mechanics.
As many of you might remember, he was a recipient of the Bekker-Reece-Radforth Award at the 16th International Conference of ISTVS in Turin, 2008. At that time, he worked as Director of Engineering at Tire Research Department, Bridgestone Corp., Japan. After his retirement from Bridgestone in 2010, he became a Professor at Kogakuin University, Tokyo, Japan, and worked there until March 2020. For the last eight years, he concentrated on writing this book as a compilation of his experience in Bridgestone.
The book consists of 2 volumes, for a total 1,265 pages and 16 chapters: 1. Unidirectional fiber-reinforced rubber, 2. Lamination theory, 3. Modified lamination theory, 4. Discrete lamination theory, 5. Theory of tire shape, 6. Spring properties of tires, 7. Mechanics of the tread pattern, 8. Tire vibration, 9. Contact properties of tires, 10. Tire noise, 11. Cornering properties of tires, 12. Traction performance of tires, 13. Rolling resistance of tires, 14. Wear of tires, 15. Standing waves in tires, 16. Tire properties for wandering and vehicle pull.
All aspects of tires are covered, from materials to dynamics and many chapters provide the most recent and updated information on tire technologies. Countless numerical results printed in color are included, to help visually understand unfamiliar topics.
This book is a valuable reference on tire mechanics to be on everyone's bookshelf and we strongly recommend it to all researchers/engineers/students in ISTVS and FISITA communities.