WEIGHING TRUCKS WITH TWO FRONT AXLES (VAEGNING AV LASTFORDON MED TVA FRAMAXLAR)

In early 1970 the National Road and Traffic Research Institute, commissioned by the National Police Board, conducted a study to determine the most convenient method of weighing trailer, truck, and semi-trailer vehicles, employing six portable vehicle scales. The institute weighed a vehicle with two front axles using various methods. By repeating the weighings several times, the range in measurements of bogie pressure and gross weight were determined. In addition, the error was calculated that arises from weighing the vehicle in stages rather than weighing it all at once, which would require eight scales. When the entire vehicle is weighed at once the maximum error is + or - 1 percent. When front and rear bogies are weighed separately the error in bogie pressure is +1 + or - 2 percent and for gross weight it is +1 + or - 1 percent. The corresponding figures for weighing the left and right sides separately are -4 + or - 3 percent and -4 + or - 2 percent.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Text in Swedish. Also pub. as ISSN-0347-6049.
• Corporate Authors:

  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

  Linköping,   Sweden  SE-581 95

  (Sweden).

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• Authors:
  • Kihlgren, B
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Pagination: 14 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Trucks; Weight measurement
• Subject Areas: Motor Carriers; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00346110
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: VTI/MEDDELANDE-224
• Files: NTIS
• Created Date: Dec 22 1981 12:00AM