Study on the Running Resistance of Snowcars : 2nd Report, On the Depth of Subsidence of Caterpillar-Plates on Fallen Snow Surfaces

Abstract

For the analysis of the running resistance, in advance, of snowcars, it is indispensable to make clear the value of y₀, viz. the depth of subsidence of caterpillar-plates on the surface of snowfall. In the present paper, the value of y₀ is investigated theoretically and experimentally, the influences of the hardness H of snow surfaces, the contact pressure between caterpillar-plates and snow surfaces w, the speed of vehicles V, and so on being ascertained.