HEAVY AXLE LOADS AND THEIR RELATION TO THE COST OF DISTRIBUTION, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE

In November 1979, the Ministry of Public Works and Housing commissioned the Mouchel Group to carry out two studies in the United Arab Emirates. This paper is not a summary of those studies but reports on problems encountered and solutions adopted. The aim of the study was to balance the costs of transporting goods within a regime of legislation against the cost of maintaining the road network, and to construct a diagram similar to that shown in the TRRL report "Developments in Highway Pavement Engineering". The availability of data in the uae was compared with that in the UK, and large gaps were found in the normally expected data. These gaps were filled by means of: assignment and classified counts, axle load survey, calculation of standard axles by road link, estimation of distributions carried by vehicle type, road damage survey, operators costs by vehicle type, calculation of new operators costs, construction costs, calculation of new highway costs. The method adopted for costing pavement damage is presented in tabulated form, and a chart brings together the cost of vehicle operation and maintenance/construction for the various growth and loading assumptions and axle load limits examined. (Author/TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • White, I R
  • CATHCART, R
• Publication Date: 1981-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 135-148
• Serial:
  • Publication of: PTRC Education and Research Services Limited
  • Issue Number: P208
  • Publisher: PTRC Education and Research Services Limited
  • ISSN: 0960-9938

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axle load force; Benefit cost analysis; Conferences; Construction; Costs; Defects; Developing countries; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Heavy vehicles; Highways; Legislation; Loss and damage; Maintenance; Maintenance management; Motor vehicles; Operating costs; Pavement distress; Pavements; Road construction; Traffic assignment; Traffic counting; Traffic counts; Trucks; Vehicle classification
• Uncontrolled Terms: Construction costs; Maintenance costs
• Geographic Terms: United Arab Emirates
• ITRD Terms: 3067: Axle load; 8525: Conference; 224: Cost; 1614: Damage; 150: Developing countries; 741: Goods traffic; 2755: Highway; 1556: Legislation; 1236: Lorry; 3847: Maintenance; 221: Operating costs; 3665: Road construction; 679: Traffic assignment; 689: Traffic count; 8115: United Arab Emirates
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Finance; Freight Transportation; Highways; Law; Maintenance and Preservation; Motor Carriers; Pavements; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00370960
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 086050-090-X
• Report/Paper Numbers: P-208
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1983 12:00AM