A method for pneumatic tire simulation comprises the steps of modeling a
tire body having a cavity extending in a circumferential direction of the
tire using finite elements to build a tire body model, modeling the
cavity surrounded by the tire body using finite volumes to build a cavity
model, setting a pneumatic tire model coupled the tire body model with
the cavity model so that a relative distance between an outer surface of
the cavity model and an inner surface of the tire body model does not
change, modeling a road using finite elements to build a road model, and
executing a numerical simulation in which the tire model is made to roll
on the road model in a predetermined condition.