DETERMINATION OF OVERSIZED VEHICLE TRACKING PATTERNS BY ADJUSTABLE SCALE MODEL
A METHOD IS PRESENTED FOR DETERMINING MANEUVERABILITY PATTERNS OF OVERSIZED HIGHWAY VEHICLES, AND PRESENT METHODS AND FORMULAS USED TO COMPUTE THESE PATTERNS ARE EVALUATED. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT AN ADJUSTABLE SCALE MODEL CAPABLE OF TRACING ALL POINTS INFLUENCING THE LATERAL SPACE REQUIREMENTS OF TURNING HIGHWAY VEHICLES MAY BE OF USE DURING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF VEHICLE ROUTING PLANS, WIDTHS OF CHANNELIZED INTERSECTIONS, AND CRITICAL VEHICLE DIMENSIONS. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE SCALE MODEL DESCRIBED HEREIN MAY SHOW GREAT SAVINGS IN BOTH TIME AND MONEY WHEN VEHICLE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SORT DETERMINED ONLY BY THE CONFIGURATION OF THE VEHICLE ARE DESIRED. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 39, pp 479-491, 10 FIG, 7 PHOT, 7 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:
- Foxworth, D M
- Publication Date: 1960
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Thirty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 11-15, 1960
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Proceedings
- Volume: 39
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Channelized intersections; Maneuverability; Mathematical models; Motor vehicles; Oversize loads; Routing; Shape; Turning radius; Vehicle characteristics
- Uncontrolled Terms: Configuration; Models
- Old TRIS Terms: Turning path
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00223539
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Aug 23 1971 12:00AM