Impacts of PBS pavement vertical loading standards at network level: tasks 1 and 2: final report

The economic and functional impacts of performance based standards (PBS) pavement vertical loading standard (PVLS) were quantified at network level using a life cycle costing approach. The assessment involved comparative analysis of the changes in agency and user costs associated with a number of scenarios with a base case. The base case included the current fleet, operating under general mass limits (GML) and related pavement loading. The scenarios included different combinations of PBS vehicles with different take-up rates and their associated pavement loading. In developing the scenarios, it was assumed that the new PBS fleet will perform the same transport task as the current fleet it is replacing. Growth in freight task was applied for the base case and the scenarios. The assessment results indicated that the PBS PVLS requires further assessment to limit the overall wear caused by vehicles converting for volume gain and operating fully laden under PBS.

• Record URL:
  • https://www.onlinepublications.austroads.com.au/items/AP-T117-09
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Austroads Project AT1165
• Corporate Authors:

  Austroads

  Sydney, New South Wales   
• Authors:
  • Hassan, R
  • Martin, T
  • Thoresen, T
  • Jameson, G
  • Evans, C
  • Roper, R
  • Michel, N
• Publication Date: 2009-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 206p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axle loads; Freight transportation; Heavy vehicles; Highway operations; Life cycle costing; Pavement performance; Types of roads by network
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road design and management
• ATRI Terms: Axle load; Freight transport; Heavy vehicle; Life cycle costs; Pavement performance; Road management; Road network
• Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01383794
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 9781921551031
• Report/Paper Numbers: AP-T117/09
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 22 2012 3:52PM