USE OF AASHO ROAD TEST FINDINGS BY THE AASHO COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAY TRANSPORT

THIS PAPER, PREPARED AS PART OF AN OVER-ALL SYMPOSIUM ON THE RESULTS OF THE AASHO ROAD TEST SPONSORED BY THE HIGHWAY RESEARCH BOARD, DEALS WITH THE SUBJECT OF HOW THE THE AASHO COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAY TRANSPORT PROPOSES TO USE THE FINDINGS OF THE AASHO ROAD TEST IN DEVELOPING THE NEW AASHO "RECOMMENDED POLICY ON MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES". THE SUBJECT IS TREATED IN THREE PARTS: (1) A BRIEF REVIEW OF BACKGROUND MATERIAL; (2) MAJOR FINDINGS APPLICABLE TO THE COMMITTEE'S ASSIGNMENT; AND (3) CONSIDERED USE OF THE FINDINGS. FURTHERMORE, THE PAPER HAS BEEN PREPARED TO SERVE AS A TECHNICAL GUIDE TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHWAY TRANSPORT. WITH THIS OBJECTIVE IN MIND, THE PAPER IS DOCUMENTED WITH GRAPHS, TABLES, AND SIMPLIFIED EQUATIONS SUITABLE FOR USE BY THOSE INTERESTED IN ANY PARTICULAR PHASE OF THE SUBJECT. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  • https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/sr/sr73/sr73-025.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • pp 415-438, 9 FIG, 7 TAB, 3 REF, 8 APP 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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  Highway Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Bartelsmeyer, R R
  • Finney, E A
• Conference:
  • Highway Research Board Conference on the AASHO Road Test
  • Location: St Louis MO, United States
  • Date: 1962-5-16 to 1962-5-18
• Publication Date: 1962

Media Info

• Monograph Title: THE AASHO ROAD TEST - PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE HELD MAY 16-18, 1962, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 73
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway transportation; Motor vehicles; Weight
• Identifier Terms: AASHO Road Test
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00207125
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 26 1970 12:00AM