COPING WITH HEAVY VEHICLES, A SYMPOSIUM HELD AT THE ROYAL HOLLOWAY COLLEGE, EGHAM, SURREY, APRIL 2ND, 1974

The following papers were presented at the conference: current methods of operation, costs and effects of changes, west, a j; management of traffic control and environment, jacomb, a w; design of vehicles and effects of change, dunn, m r; heavy vehicles - research aspects, croney, d and watkins, l h; road structure and maintenance, cram, i A. Synoptic tables of european road and vehicle standards are appended. For abstract of the paper by croney, d and Watkins, LH, see IRRD Abstract No. 212190. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Highway Engineers

  14 Queen Anne's Gate
  London SW1,   England 
• Publication Date: 1974-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 83 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Axle load force; Conferences; Crashes; Design; Diesel engines; Driving; Environment; Environmental control; Exhaust gases; Handling characteristics; Heavy vehicles; Highway maintenance; Itinerary; Load limits; Loss and damage; Maintenance; Operating costs; Pavements; Size; Sound; Surfacing; Traffic control; Trucks; Vehicle design; Weight
• Uncontrolled Terms: Articulated vehicles
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Excess load
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1225: Articulated vehicle; 1394: Catalytic converter; 8525: Conference; 1614: Damage; 9011: Design (overall design); 1314: Diesel engine; 9014: Dimension; 2442: Emission; 2455: Environment; 1088: Inland waterway; 699: Itinerary; 1078: Lock (waterway); 1236: Lorry; 3847: Maintenance; 221: Operating costs; 2955: Pavement; 6748: Sound; 2972: Surfacing; 654: Traffic control; 8119: United Kingdom; 1646: Vehicle handling; 5485: Weight
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00125590
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 7 1976 12:00AM