THE HEAVY VEHICLE SIMULATOR

This digest outlines the historical background to the machines developed by the NITRR in South Africa. It gives details of the machines, their instrumentation, operating characteristics and the savings already made by using these heavy vehicle simulators. (TRRL)

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  National Institute for Transport & Rd Res, S Af

  Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, P.O. Box 395
  Pretoria 0001, Transvaal,   South Africa 
• Publication Date: 1984-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 8 p.
• Serial:
  • Transport and Road Digest
  • Issue Number: 46
  • Publisher: National Institute for Transport & Rd Res, S Af
  • ISSN: 0379-4792

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Economic efficiency; Electronics; Equipment; Heavy vehicles; Instrumentation; Loads; Pavements; Simulation; Trucks
• Geographic Terms: South Africa
• ITRD Terms: 9011: Design (overall design); 237: Economic efficiency; 6965: Electronics; 3674: Equipment; 5567: Load; 1236: Lorry; 2955: Pavement; 9103: Simulation; 8103: South Africa
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Highways; Motor Carriers; Pavements; Planning and Forecasting; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00396970
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 25 2004 2:39AM