Section map

The Contact Patch is built to be crossed, not only read from beginning to end. Each subject is a line; each row is a shared numeric position. Where several lines stop at the same position, you can change between subjects.

Position General Road Rail Fluid Flow Marine Aerospace
20·20 G.2020 Welcome C.2020 A barrel of fireworks R.2020 Steel wheel on steel rail F.2020 Fluid flow M.2020 Marine craft A.2020 Flying machines
20·19 G.2019 Machines in motion C.2019 The contact patch R.2019 Rolling contact F.2019 Moving fluids
20·16 G.2016 The laws of friction
17·17 C.1717 Grip R.1717 Friction between wheel and rail M.1717 Hydrofoils
20·15 C.2015 A simple model for tyre deformation
16·10 C.1610 Rubber tyres R.1610 The wheelset A.1610 Aircraft configuration
12·09 G.1209 The wheel
16·03 C.1603 The road surface R.1603 Turnouts
16·02 C.1602 Pavement structure R.1602 The roadbed
01·19 G.0119 Rolling resistance
16·19 G.1619 Hysteresis losses in rolling wheels M.1619 Resistance
16·15 G.1615 Bearings A.1615 High speed aerodynamics
14·16 C.1416 Aerodynamic forces R.1416 Aerodynamics and the moving train
11·14 G.1114 Suspension C.1114 Suspension systems R.1114 Railway suspension
11·15 G.1115 Smoothing the ride M.1115 Seakeeping
14·05 C.1405 Front wheel set-up M.1405 Propeller installations A.1405 Control surfaces
05·05 C.0505 Steering M.0505 Steering gear
05·04 C.0504 Ackermann geometry
20·09 C.2009 Dynamic load transfer
08·16 G.0816 Braking C.0816 Stopping R.0816 Railway braking
04·15 C.0415 Cornering basics R.0415 Curving M.0415 Manoeuvres A.0415 Flying the aircraft
04·18 C.0418 Oversteer and understeer R.0418 Hunting M.0418 Answering the helm A.0418 Stability
15·08 C.1508 Arranging the wheels M.1508 The ship’s hull
04·14 C.0414 Roll
02·16 G.0216 Passengers in motion
01·18 C.0118 Controlling the vehicle R.0118 Driving a train M.0118 Sailing
16·05 R.1605 The steel rail
16·04 R.1604 Track alignment
14·12 R.1412 Track behaviour
04·10 R.0410 Tilting trains
03·14 R.0314 Off the rails
02·04 R.0204 Train formation
19·19 F.1919 Flow without friction M.1919 The marine environment
19·18 F.1918 Bernoulli’s equation A.1918 The aerial environment
19·17 F.1917 Viscous flow
18·18 F.1818 Vortices M.1818 Floating upright
18·17 F.1817 Fluid forces
18·16 F.1816 Drag, lift & directional stability A.1816 Lift
16·16 F.1616 Fluid flow and body shape
15·18 F.1518 Propeller thrust
15·13 F.1513 Propellers
13·17 F.1317 Big is beautiful
05·15 F.0515 Drift
19·20 M.1920 Afloat
18·20 M.1820 Ocean waves
17·18 M.1718 Planing craft
17·15 M.1715 Floating on air
16·20 M.1620 Ships make waves
15·06 M.1506 Fast ships
14·10 M.1410 Marine propellers A.1410 High speed aircraft
10·15 M.1015 Stresses and strains
18·15 A.1815 Practical aerofoils
18·10 A.1810 The three-dimensional wing
17·16 A.1716 Drag
12·15 A.1215 Cruising
10·05 A.1005 Air frame

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