RESEARCH REPORT ON ELECTRONIC HIGHWAY SCALES FOR WEIGHING TRUCKS IN MOTION
THE CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION, TESTING AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS IS BEING DESCRIBED OF THREE TYPES OF DYNAMIC ELECTRONIC HIGHWAY SCALES' THE TALLER-COOPER SCALE WHICH IS A FOUR-LOAD CELL SCALE, THE BROKEN BRIDGE SCALE WHICH IS AN ADAPTATION OF A GERMAN PROTOTYPE EMPLOYING TWO LOAD CELLS, AND THE BEAM TYPE SCALE WHICH HAS A PAIR OF INSTRUMENTED ALUMINUM BEAMS AS THE WEIGHT SENSORS. FIELD TESTS WERE CONDUCTED ON THESE SCALES WITH TRUCKS OF KNOWN AXLE WEIGHTS, WITH THE SPEED AND THE AMOUNT AND METHOD OF VERTICAL STABILIZATION /PRELOAD/ BEING VARIED. THE TEST RESULTS WERE COMPARED FOR THE DIFFERENT SCALES.
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Authors:
- Blythe, David K
- Dearinger, John A
- Puckett, Russell E
- Publication Date: 1965
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 55-57
- Monograph Title: Engineering economy
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Serial:
- Highway Research Record
- Issue Number: 100
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Aluminum; Axle load force; Beams; Construction; Dynamic loads; Electronic equipment; Field tests; Highways; Installation; Loads; Machine valves; Performance; Speed; Testing; Trucks; Weight indicators
- Uncontrolled Terms: Loading; Preloading
- Old TRIS Terms: Broken bridge scale; Cells; Electronic devices; Taller-cooper scale
- Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00222524
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Oct 28 1994 12:00AM