All Research Papers Published In Journal of Terramechanics

Research Article
10.1016/j.jterra.2025.101086

The bevameter technique – Its developments and a proposed framework for its recommended practice

Jan 01, 2026
Journal of Terramechanics
J.y Wong

Research Article
10.1016/j.jterra.2025.101102

Tyre tread estimation from 3D contact patch measurements on the inside of a deformed tyre

Jan 01, 2026
Journal of Terramechanics
Thomas B Kabutz + 1 more +1

This study investigates the feasibility of using measurements of the geometry on the inner surface of a tyre to predict the geometry of the tread on the outside. The proposed method offsets the deformed inner surface along its normal directions by the tread thickness. Initially, a simple 2D cross-section model proved the feasibility of this method. This led to the development of a full 3D tyre model that can estimate the tread of a deformed tyre. Photogrammetry was used to capture a complete 3D geometry model of an unloaded and uninflated tyre, from which the inner and outer surfaces are used to calculate a displacement map for the model. Results indicate that the model can estimate the tread of both a SUV tyre and a large lug agricultural tyre to within about 2.5 mm of measurements of the deformed tread. This tyre is approximately 750 mm in diameter. The remaining error is likely due to the accuracy of the inner and outer surface measurements. The findings pave the way to predict soil volume displacement and contact area, providing crucial insights for vehicle control and mitigating environmental impacts in offroad scenarios. The system is expected to provide extremely useful data for future tyre-terrain interaction research.

Research Article
10.1016/j.jterra.2025.101085

Granular Scaling Laws for accurate prediction of wheel mobility on slopes in low-gravity environments

Oct 01, 2025
Journal of Terramechanics
Takuya Omura + 1 more +1

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10.1016/j.jterra.2025.101075

Mesomechanical analyses on the failure mechanism of the snow cluster assembly under direct shear test using discrete element method

Oct 01, 2025
Journal of Terramechanics
Haifeng Huo + 7 more +7

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10.1016/j.jterra.2025.101083

Local particle refinement in terramechanical simulations

Oct 01, 2025
Journal of Terramechanics
Markus Pogulis + 1 more +1

Research Article
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10.1016/j.jterra.2025.101058

Extending granular resistive force theory to cohesive powder-scale media

Oct 01, 2025
Journal of Terramechanics
Deniz Kerimoglu + 3 more +3

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10.1016/j.jterra.2025.101059

Mechanical model building of bionic walking robot in motion with soft terrain

Jul 01, 2025
Journal of Terramechanics
Zhen Chen + 4 more +4

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10.1016/j.jterra.2025.101046

Tractive performance analysis of the SRTT with respect to the spin count and the ASTM F1805 parameters

Jul 01, 2025
Journal of Terramechanics
Chaitanya Shekhar Sonalkar + 4 more +4

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10.1016/j.jterra.2024.101030

Comparison of selected tire-terrain interaction models from the aspect of accuracy and computational intensity

Nov 08, 2024
Journal of Terramechanics
Dávid Körmöczi + 1 more +1

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10.1016/j.jterra.2024.100984

Enhanced assessment framework of static stability of tracked vehicles in consideration of multi-directional loading

Oct 01, 2024
Journal of Terramechanics
Ning Zhao + 4 more +4