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A Note on the Shear Influence on Belt Drive Mechanics

Francesco Sorge

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Engineeringbusiness.industryMechanical EngineeringBelt frictionFlexural rigidityMechanicsStructural engineeringBelt driveComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignComputer Science ApplicationsShear (geology)Mechanics of MaterialsbusinessSoftening

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Abstract Belt drives work often with short center distances and very different wrap arcs so that high adherence characteristics are required at the belt-pulley contact. In addition, the belt flexural stiffness reduces the contact width, but this decrease may be compensated in part by the belt softening due to the shear compliance.

https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2821389