Tractive force
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TERM THAT REFERS TO THE AMOUNT OF TRACTION.
Maximum tractive effort; Continuous tractive effort; Power at rail; The power at rail; Tractive effort; Drawbar horsepower; Continuous traction
As used in mechanical engineering, the term tractive force can either refer to the total traction a vehicle exerts on a surface, or the amount of the total traction that is parallel to the direction of motion.SAE J2047, Tire Performance Technology, dated February 1998.