HOW PAVEMENTS ARE AFFECTED BY AXLE LOADS
The report discusses the effect of heavy versus lighter axle loads on pavements. It shows how the effect of heaviest loads in terms of fatigue or long term breaking up will cause roads to need maintenance faster. The results of the AASHTO Road Test are used to show that the ratio of damage effect of 10-ton loads is a 30% decrease in road life. The beneficial effect of using tandem and tridem axles is illustrated. (FHWA)
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Corporate Authors:
Saint Paul Technical Vocational Institute
235 Marshall Avenue
Saint Paul, MN United States 55102Minnesota Department of Transportation
395 John Ireland Boulevard
St Paul, MN United States 55155 -
Authors:
- Skok Jr, E L
- Publication Date: 1980-11
Media Info
- Pagination: 22 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Axle load force; Fatigue (Mechanics); Loss and damage; Pavement maintenance; Pavements; Service life; Tandem axle loads
- Identifier Terms: AASHO Road Test
- Old TRIS Terms: Pavement life
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00349945
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/MN/LRRB-81/09 Final Rpt.
- Contract Numbers: LRRB Inv. 645
- Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Sep 30 1982 12:00AM