ROLLING RESISTANCE AND AIR RESISTANCE FACTORS FOR INDIAN ROAD CONDITIONS AND VEHICLES

As part of the road user cost study, the project described develops a simulation model able to predict rolling resistance characteristics, using road surfacing roughness coefficients, for different types of vehicle and surfacing conditions commonly found in India. The work is based on the use of the Swedish (vti) model suitably adapted for Indian conditions. The paper describes the experiments and presents the results which show the relationship between roughness values and rolling resistance factors. (TRRL)

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  Indian Roads Congress

  Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road
  New Delhi,   India  110 011
• Authors:
  • KADIYALI, L R
  • VISWANATHAN, E
  • Bajaj, J C
• Publication Date: 1982-8

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 46-58
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Bulletin, (New Delhi)
  • Issue Number: 18
  • Publisher: Indian Roads Congress
  • ISSN: 0376-4788

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fuel consumption; Highway grades; Highways; Mathematical analysis; Mathematical models; Measurement; Rolling resistance; Roughness; Simulation; Slopes; Smoothness; Surfacing; Travelers; Vehicles
• Geographic Terms: India
• ITRD Terms: 6471: Analysis (math); 3071: Evenness; 232: Fuel consumption; 2806: Gradient; 2755: Highway; 8045: India; 6473: Mathematical model; 6136: Measurement; 5494: Rolling resistance; 9103: Simulation; 2972: Surfacing; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Pavements; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00379801
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 29 1984 12:00AM