PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF ROAD LOADING MECHANICS
A PROGRAM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DYNAMIC THEORY OF ROAD- VEHICLE SYSTEMS IS OUTLINED. AN ANALYSIS IS PRESENTED OF THE BASIC PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT OF ROAD LOADING MECHANICS. THE COMPLETE ROAD LOADING SYSTEM IS DEFINED AND ITS VARIOUS COMPONENT ELEMENTS ARE DISCUSSED. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIMPLE BUT REALISTIC MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF THE VEHICLE AS THE ROAD LOADING ELEMENT IS ACCOMPLISHED. THE MODEL IS SUBJECTED TO VARIOUS STYLIZED ROAD INPUTS ON AN ANALOG COMPUTER AND THE RESULTANT STEADY-STATE RESPONSES ARE DETERMINED. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MODEL RESPONSE TO CERTAIN INPUTS IS DISCUSSED AND CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE DRAWN FROM THE COMPLETE STUDY. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- No 250, pp 1-19, 10 FIG, 1 TAB, 67 REF Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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Authors:
- Fabian, G J
- Clark, D C
- Hutchinson, C H
- Publication Date: 1960
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Pagination: 19p
- Monograph Title: Pavement performance concepts
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Bulletin
- Issue Number: 250
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Analog computers; Analysis; Highways; Mathematical models; Motor vehicles; Research; Steady state; Wear
- Old TRIS Terms: Response; Road loading mechanics
- Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; Research;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00206933
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Sep 12 1994 12:00AM