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A Note on the Shear Influence on Drive Belt Mechanics

Francesco Sorge

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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.

10.1115/1.2821389http://hdl.handle.net/10447/34578